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Friday, April 09, 2010 @ 3:19:00 PM - Written by KNVN NEWS - 0 comments
It was a happy ending for three adventurers who found themselves stranded in a cabin in the Feather River Canyon area. Action News was there when the trio returned to civilization.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 12:09:00 PM - Written by BSCAR - 0 comments
Well-known tracker Fernando Moreira came to Butte County Search & Rescue for a "customized-for-our-terrain" 3-day Man-tracking class.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 @ 10:55:00 PM - Written by Staff - 0 comments
Search resumes on Sacramento river for missing Glenn man
Staff Reports
Posted: 11/24/2009 10:55:56 AM PST
ORD BEND - Glenn County sheriff's personnel resumed their search this morning for Glenn resident James John Haidl, 62, who fell into the Sacramento River from a capsized canoe Monday afternoon.
His rowing partner, Bob Heberle, 60, of Woodland, was able to swim to a gravel bar, where he was rescued.
Thursday, November 05, 2009 @ 12:04:00 AM - Written by KNVN NEWS - 1 comments
A Chico man faces criminal charges following a huge rescue effort Wednesday night in Upper Bidwell Park. Rescuers say they found 44-year-old Eric Cooper just after 7 p.m. drunk and belligerent near the creek at Bear Hole near the diversion dam. They went searching for Cooper after his girlfriend reported him overdue from a walk with this three dogs.
Thursday, October 22, 2009 @ 9:25:00 PM - Written by Greg Welter - 0 comments
CHICO -- Handlers from throughout the country came to Chico this week for specialized search and rescue dog training that teaches tracking in an urban setting.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 @ 8:13:00 PM - Written by KNVN NEWS - 0 comments
It is the first training of its kind for Butte County's Search and Rescue teams. Drill Coordinator John Maretti explained, "We normally have one or two very technical rescues and we spend a lot of time doing a lot of
Thursday, August 13, 2009 - Written by JENN KLEIN - Staff Writer - 0 comments
Rescue personnel spent two hours Sunday rescuing a quadriplegic women after she took a 75-to-80 feet fall off a cliff alongside a park trail.
Tera Holst, a quadriplegic, and Miles Eckert, a paraplegic, were in electric wheelchairs or scooters on a trail in Bille Park when both fell off the path. The trail slopes towards the cliff and was marked with signs "use at your own risk."
Monday, September 01, 2008 - Written by CHICO ER SARAH KINGSBURY - 0 comments
About 10,000 tubers floated down the Sacramento River on Sunday, but despite the high numbers, no serious incidents were reported. Law enforcement agencies said the numbers were higher than previous years, but people seemed to be less rowdy.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 @ 7:22:00 AM - Written by CHICO ER - 0 comments
INSKIP - Search and rescue teams are scouring the area above Inskip today for a Paradise man and his three children who failed to return Sunday night from a trip to the Philbrook area.
Frederick Dominguez, 38; his 18-year-old son, Christopher Dominguez; daughter Alexis Dominguez, 15; and son Josh Dominguez,12, were reported missing at about 6:20 p.m. Monday by Lisa Sams of Paradise. Sams is Frederick Dominguez's ex-wife and shares custody of the children.
Thursday, August 09, 2007 - Written by GREG WELTER - Staff Writer - 0 comments
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Vice President Steve Harrison has been missing since early Tuesday, and friends helping to look for him said the possibility he could be in danger, or even abducted, shouldn't be ruled out.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007 @ 7:46:00 AM - Written by CHICOER STAFF - 0 comments
Steel beam supports being used to build an overpass above Highway 149, just west of Highway 70, collapsed at about 7:15 a.m. today, crushing a FedEx truck on the roadway beneath.
Wednesday, April 12, 2006 - Written by GREG WELTER - Staff Writer - 0 comments
According to nearly a dozen witnesses, the driver of a red Honda barely slowed as she turned off the Skyway at Lookout Point and accelerated over the cliff.
The victim of the apparent suicide was identified as a young female adult from Chico, but not immediately named.
Witness Julie George said she was behind the Honda, traveling west on the Skyway just after 11:40 a.m., when it suddenly turned right at the narrow entrance to Lookout Point.