Many teams and incident base staff have participated in the following missions. In our area there are other great teams that regularly participate in missions. What we have reported here is what we saw and in no way do we intend to take full credit for any of these missions.

2009 Mission Statistics

- Mission # 09-12-13 - November 29, 2009. Emory Pass near Hillsboro, NM.  (Search for Missing Hiker).  OMTRS responded to a mission for a 67 year old hiker who had become overdue while on a day hike with his dog in the Gila Wilderness.  The hiker was wearing jeans, tennis shoes, a cotton shirt, and a small windbreaker.  A heavy snowstorm struck the area that day and dropped 10 inches of snow.  During the first three days of the search, temperatures in the area were in the teens at night and upper 20’s and lower 30’s during the day.  The hiker was found ALIVE on December 4, 2009 by two ranchers about 15 miles from his vehicle in an area known as Little Gallinas Canyon.  Local EMS transported the hiker from the area where he was subsequently airlifted to a trauma center hospital.  Incident Commander, DK

- Mission # 09-12-12 - November 12, 2009.  Gila Cliff Dwellings, Silver City, NM.    (Search for Lost Hiker).  OMTRS responded to a mission for 44 year old missing hiker in the Gila Wilderness.  The hiker had become lost while on the 25 mile Big Bear Loop trail.  He was spotted by a search and rescue crew on board a National Guard helicopter two days later.  The hiker was experienced, but was hiking solo.  When he realized he may be lost, he spelled out S.O.S with some clothing, made camp at a Forrest Service Shelter, and stayed put.  National Guard and Forrest Service members hiked him back to the Gila Cliff Dwellings Visitor’s  Center the next day.  Incident Commander, BF.

- Mission # 09-04-14 - October 1, 2009.  Baylor Canyon Pass, Organ Mountains, Las Cruces, NM.  (Recovery of Hiker).  OMTRS responded to a mission for an elderly hiker who had suffered an apparent massive heart attack or stroke while climbing in the Organ Mountains.  The hiker was just short Baylor Canyon Pass when the incident occurred.  OMTRS and Volunteer Fire secured the hiker in a litter and transported it over rough terrain for approximately 4 miles back to incident base.  Incident commander, GV.

- Mission # 09-11-02 - July 15, 2009.  Hillsboro, NM.   (Search for Missing person).  OMTRS responded to a mission call out for person who was reported missing in the wilderness east of Hillsboro, NM.  The subject had become injured while on a hike, was located by Search and Rescue teams and evacuated from the area.  Incident commander, RG.

- Mission # 09-12-07 - July 11, 2009.  North of Lordsburg, NM, Gila Wilderness, near Red Rock.   (Search for Missing person).  OMTRS responded to a mission call out for a male camper who had gone on a fishing trip in the Gila Wilderness near Red Rock.  The camper was located by a NM SAR dog team a short time later and escorted to incident base.  Incident commander, SK.

- Mission # 09-04-11 - July 6, 2009.  Soledad Canyon, Organ Mountains, Las Cruces, NM.   (Rescue of 2 lost hikers).  OMTRS hasty team responded to a 911 distress call from a family member of two lost persons who had been hiking in near 100 degree temperatures when they ran out of food and water early in the day.  The hikers became dehydrated, weak and disorientated, and could no find their way back to their vehicle.  They were located, hydrated, fed, provided shelter, and allowed to rest before they were escorted to incident base.    Incident commander, BR.

- Mission # 09-08-06 - June 20, 2009.  Route US 82, near High Rolls, NM.   (Rescue of injured hiker).  OMTRS responded to a mission request from the FC as a precautionary backup to the High Rolls fire department and Alamogordo SAR.  A male subject had climbed down a steep embankment and injured his leg and required technical assistance for extraction back to the road.  The subject was extracted without incident and was transported to the local hospital.  Incident commander, RG.

- Mission # 09-04-08 - June 14, 2009.  Soledad Canyon, Organ Mountains, Las Cruces, NM.   (Rescue of a hiker and canine).  OMTRS responded to a 911 distress call from a hiking party.  One canine went into the pool of water above Soledad Canyon dam and could not climb out.  One hiker went in to retrieve the dog and also became trapped.  Las Alturas FD was able to extract both subjects as OMTRS arrived on scene.  All hiked out to incident base.  Incident commander, MS.

- Mission # 06-12-06 - May 18, 2009.  Gila Wilderness, near Mimbres, NM.   (Search for two lost hikers).  OMTRS responded to a mission call-out for two hikers who were reported missing after 48 hours.  They had very little food or water and did not have proper clothing for the cold nights in the wilderness.  One subject was located and extracted by the Border Patrol BORSTAR helicopter and the second subject was located by ground teams about 2 hours later.  The second subject was escorted to incident base.  Incident commander, RG.

- Mission # 09-04-05 - April 19, 2009.  Dripping Springs Area of the Organ Mountains, Las Cruces, NM  (Technical Extraction of a Subject who had fallen).  OMTRS responded to a mission call-out for a hiker who had fallen approximately 60 feet down a steep granite slope to a ledge.  The patient sustained several broken bones and lacerations.  The subject was located and assessed by ambulance medics who were first on scene.  OMTRS then secured the subject in a basket litter and, by using technical rescue techniques, transported the litter 450 feet down the cliff face to a gully.  the litter was then carried on a rope belay an additional 100 feet to another high angle extraction point.  The litter was then lowered another 40 feet to the ground and transported by hand, then by ATV's for 3/4 mile to a waiting ambulance.  The subject was transported to a waiting medical helicopter and flown to a Level 1 trauma hospital.  Incident commander, RG.

- Mission # 09-04-02 - February 16, 2009.  Dona Ana County.  (Overdue Subjects Search).  OMTRS responded to a search for two minors (ages 10 and 13) who were overdue from a day hike.  They were reported missing at 12:00am.  SAR teams were activated by 2:30am and the subjects were located early that morning by a SAR dog team and escorted to incident base.  Incident commander, BR.

2008 Mission Statistics

- Mission # 08-04-08 - December 7, 2008.  Needles Trail near Juniper Saddle,  Organ Mountains, Las Cruces, NM.  (Subjects Search and Rescue).  OMTRS responded to a 9l1 call from the partner of a hiker who had fallen on a steep section of trail.  The subject had multiple head and hand lacerations.  OMTRS hasty team located the fallen hiker, rendered wilderness first aid, cold injury protection, and hydration.  EMS on scene provided constant patient monitoring.  The subject was loaded onto a litter and evacuated out of the area using technical rescue techniques and protocol.  Incident commander, BR.

- Mission # 08-04-07 - November 24, 2008.  San Augustine Pass, Organ Mountains, Las Cruces, NM.  (Search and Rescue).  OMTRS responded to a search for 5 individuals (one adult and 4 adolescents) stranded after dark without proper food or clothing.  A GPS location was obtained from the subjects cell phone and an OMTRS Hasty Team located and tended to the subjects.  One individual was evacuated out of the area by helicopter, two were transported out on ATV's, and two were escorted out on the trail.  Incident commander, RG.

- Mission # 8-12-06 - August 13th, 2008 Iron creek Campground (Gila Wilderness): (Subject Search-14 Lost Subjects) OMTRS responded to a search for a group of students who were overdue from their camping trip in the Gila wilderness near Hillsboro, NM.  The campers were located on the morning of August 14th and were reunited with their families.  There were also two other subjects related to the lost campers that were attempting to help search and required assistance by SAR personnel back to their vehicle.  Incident Commander, FB.

- Mission # 8-08-02 - July 15th, 2008 Bonita Lake Area Trail Heads, Ruidoso: (Subject Search) OMTRS responded to a search for two women who had become lost in the mountains and called 911.  Subjects were asked to stay where they were and SAR personnel would locate them.  Subjects were located the next morning and escorted to the incident base.  Incident Commander, BL, RG.

- Mission # 8-04-04 - July 5th & 6th, 2008 Wienbrich Rd, Las Cruces: (Subject Search) OMTRS responded to a search for a 92 year old man who walked away from his home.  OMTRS responded with 19 team members for this 2 day mission.  The search began at 11:00pm and ended the next day at 3:30pm when the subject was located at a local park.  IC - RG & Grady Viramontes

- Mission # 8-12-04 - June 21st, 2008 Mule Creek:  (Subject Search) OMTRS responded to a search for a lost gold hunter 8 miles west of Mule Creek, NM near the Arizona Border.  The subject was missing in a wilderness area.  OMTRS responded with 16 team members for a technical cliff and rough terrain search.  The search period began at 6 am and lasted until the mission was suspended at 4 pm the same day.  The subject had not been located.  IC - Bob Rodgers

- Mission # 8-12-04 - June 18th, 2008:  Mule Creek: (Subject Search) OMTRS responded to a search for a lost gold hunter 8 miles west of Mule Creek, NM near the Arizona Border.  The subject was missing in a wilderness area.  OMTRS responded with 7 team members for an all night grid search beginning at 9 pm and ending at 8 am the next morning.  The subject had not been located.  IC - BR & RG

- Mission # 08-04-03 - March 20th, 2008: OMTRS and MVSAR responded to a 72 year old male hiker in the Organ Mountains. The subject was hiking a trail, miss-stepped, and fractured his ankle in several places.  OMTRS hasty team located and stabilized subject.  He was subsequently evacuated out of the area by helicopter.  FC - Bob Rodgers.

- Mission # 08-04-02 - February 27th 2008: OMTRS and DACSAR responded to a 25 year old injured male hiker in the Organ Mountains. The subject was attempting to climb a waterfall in Fillmore Canyon when he slid and injured his leg. Family members and friends were unable to walk him out. Team members located subject, secured him in a litter and carried him to incident base. FC Bob Rodgers.

- Mission # 07-04-06 - January 6th 2008: OMTRS, MVSAR and Radium Springs volunteer Fire Dept responded to a subject who had climbed up Miss Piggy Falls and could not climb back down.  OMTRS had fourteen team members in attendance for this mission.  Ropes and Anchors were placed on the water fall and the subject was lowered to the ground without incident.  Mike Selves FC

2007 Mission Statistics

- Mission # 07-04-05 - December 27th 2007: Search for missing walk away 12 year old male in the Baylor Canyon Road Area.  OMTRS had four members attend this mission.  Subject walked to LC.  Grady Viramontes FC

- Mock Training Mission # 07-12-06 - November 3rd 2007: OMTRS participated in a Mock Search on invitation from Grant County Search and Rescue to Silver City.  The scenario included two missing subjects.  One subject was reported to be injured.  Both subjects were located and one subject required a low angle technical extraction and medical attention.  OMTRS had four team members attend thie Mock Search.  BF acting FC 

- Mission # 07-12-05 - August 8th 2007: Search for a missing pair of Hikers in Aquirre Springs.  OMTRS provided a Hasty Team on site if needed.  The hikers were located on the trail after dark by the Local fire Dept and escorted out.

- Mock Training - July 28th 2007: OMTGRS participated in a joint Mock Mission on invitation from Luna County Search and Rescue in Deming.  This was a joint grid search using ATV, Horses, and trackers.  Afterwards, OMTRS provided complimentary gear check for Luna County SAR.  OMTRS had four people in attendance for this training.

- Mock Training date June 30th 2007: OMTRS participated in a joint Mock Mission and training sponsored by Mesilla Valley Search and Rescue.  Thirteen members of OMTRS participated in Ground Line Search Techniques.  Immediately after the ground search ended a approximately 9 pm OMTRS entered into a second scenario to locate and extract an injured subject that was located in a rocky cliff buttress area where the subject was extracted from 100' cliff face.  we finished off with this exercise at about 3am.  RG acting FC

- Mock Training - June 17th 2007: OMTRS participated in a joing Mock Mission on invitation from Grant County Search and Rescue in Silver City.  We had ten team members participate in a joint Technical Training to Demonstrate low angle technical extration of subjects.  The Silver City Hot Shots Crew were also in attendance in the scenario.  FB acting FC

- Mission # 07-04-04, Aguirre Springs, Organ Mountains - June 7th 2007: OMTRS rapid response team (8 members) responded to hike the Pine Tree Trail and locate two women who became lost after sunset and had no lighting to locate or follow the trail in the dark. Subjects located by Organ Fire Dept, Los Alturas Fire Dept. NASA Fire Dept.  Subjects walked with assistance to incident base.   Mike Selves FC

- Mock Training - April 14th 2007: SOMTRS participated in a joint Mock Mission on invitation from Mesilla Valley Search and Rescue to particaiate in a Civil Air Patrol Training to locate a downed aircraft.  Eleven members from OMTRS participated in ground search on foot and ATV's and ELT Tracking Techniques. RG acting FC 

- Mission # 07-12-04, Fort Bayard, NM - July 26th 2007: Search for two females 36 and 15 years old.  Subjects found prior to OMTRS arrival at scene.  FC FB 

- Mission # 06-04-06, Modoc Mine Road: Search for Male subject who was reported lost and injured by friend who received a phone call from the subject.  Subject LKP never located.  Teams searched by vehicle to locate subjects insertion point.  Team of 14 responded.  OMTRS, DACSAR, MVSAR.  Mission suspended.  Robert Rossow FC

- Mission # 06-04-12, Falkner Canyon Area: GV & MS responded to missing family in the Falkner canyon Area.  Subjects found at or around 2 am west of the Border Check Station South of Hatch, NM.  DAC Mounted Patrol.  Subjects Found. Mike Selves - FC

- Mission # 07-04-03, 3/3/07: Search for lost male hiker. Teams responding: OMTRS, Mesilla Valley SAR, Dona Ana County SAR.  Subject called a friend in Dexter, NM saying he was in the Organ Mountains somewhere near Baylor Canyon Rd and he was injures.  Teams were sent over Baylor Pass and up Stone House Canyon with negative results.  Mission was suspended due to lack of PLS/LKP (place last seen and last known position).  Additional investigation suggested the subject might be in White Sands National Monument.  The subject self extracted and mission was closed.

- Mission # 07-04-02, Vado, NM, 01/13/07:  Search for lost Alzheimer's subject in a rural area.  OMTRS Team of 12 responded.  OMTRS, DACSAR, MVSAR.  An elderly woman reported missing in urban area.  A  man called Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch and reported that a woman had entered his yard and asked for transportation to the Mexico border.  The citizen gave her a ride to the international bridge. Subject believed to be in Mexico.  The mission was closed before teams were sent into the field.  Grady Viramontes – FC

- Mission # 07-03-03, Carlsbad, NM: SK -TL Search for missing Male Subject who's car had been located.  Team of 6 responded. OMTRS, DACSAR, MVSAR responded.  Subject not found to date?  RG - FC

2006 Mission Statistics

- November 12^th 2006, Falkner Canyon (Subject Search): OMTRS responded to a search for a lost hunter and his family who had become stuck in the desert west of the Boarder Patrol Station on Highway 185. Subjects were located using DAC Sheriffs Officers, Dona Ana County Mounted Patrol, and a few ATV’s to search roads. Subjects were found and returned to IB. MS - Mike Selves IC

- October 29^th 2006, Gila, Lake Roberts Area (Subject Search): OMTRS responded in the early morning of the 30^th with 6 team members to search for a lost hunter. Subject was found and returned to IB. Grady Viramontes IC

- October 28^th 2006, Organ Mountains (Modoc Mine Rd Subjects Search): OMTRS responded with 14 team members to locate two subjects who had run out of light and supplies while returning from an Organ Needle hike. Subjects had been trapped by nightfall and cacti. They had lost trail and were bogged down. OMTRS with the help of DACSO located both subjects and returned them to the trail and out to the incident base (IB). Bob Rodgers IC

- July 31^st 2006, Ruidoso, NM, (Subject Search): OMTRS responded with 5 team members and searched for two lost subjects who got lost while hiking. Subjects went over the west side of the mountain and hiked out through the Three Rivers Campground. BL IC

- May 29^th 2006, Columbus, NM: (Subject Search & Recovery) OMTRS responded with 8 team members to search for an undocumented subject who had passed away in the desert. GZ IC

- April 24^th 2006, Chimney Springs Cloudcroft (Subject Search): OMTRS responded at around 11 am with 11 team members to search for a lost subject who was never found. It was later determined that the subject had been picked up on the highway. No info to date on the outcome of this. Robert Rossow IC

- March 18^th 2006, Gila, Percha Creek (Subject Search): OMTRS responded on a search for 2 overdue subjects. Subjects walked out on their own at day break and were met by searchers entering the field. IC RG  and  Mike Selves

 - February 10^th 2006, Alzheimer’s Patient: (Subject Search) Called out at or about 6pm, OMTRS responded with 6 team members and began searching the area, subject located within 30 minutes. Bob Rodgers IC 

 - January 21st 2006, Dripping Springs (Subject Recovery) Called out in the early  evening to help extract subject who died in a fall while hiking up Ice Canyon in the Dripping Springs area. OMTRS responded with 11 team members and worked with MVSAR, BORSTAR and DACSAR through the night. The terrain was such that the subject needed to be lowered on rope for over a mile of travel. Once reaching level, solid ground the subject was extracted without the use of belay ropes. Mission Ended at or about 8 am.  RG IC

2005 Mission Statistics

- July 17, 2005 Gila National Forest, RG IC: We responded to help searcj for a missing male Mtn Biker in the Gila. Subject spent the night out and found his way into town the next morning. Responders from OMTRS included David Toledo, Steven Kelam, Jon Murphy, and John Burtz.

 - April 6, 2005 Dripping Springs, RG  IC: We responded to a call at approximately 8 AM to assist Mesilla Valley Search and Rescue on a recovery of a Male in his early twenties who died from injury’s sustained in a fall from a cliff in Dripping Springs Canyon. We responded with 6 team members.  RG  IC

- Feb 25, 2005, Soledad Canyon: at 1820 hrs we were called out to support a mission in the Soledad Canyon area. This was first thought to be an assist of two subjects out of a steep and rough area. Upon arrival to the scene we realized the subjects were up above two rock faces. The face on which the subjects were resting on was 80 to 90' above the ground and did not have much solid rock on it. The climb up to the subjects was a 5.7 on a ridge to the left of the upper water fall and pool area at the back of Soledad Canyon. Local Sheriffs deputies and members of the Los Alturas Volunteer Fire Department were on scene and assisted us throughout the rescue. An anchor was placed on a very large rock above the subjects. Subjects were then harnessed and helmeted before getting lowered to the top of the first shelf. They were then re roped & lowered to the bottom of the first shelf where they exited on their own power while being escorted out to the Incident Base. The last team out reached IB around 0000 hrs and the mission was terminated at 0040 hrs. Team members who participated in this rescue were Mike Selves, Kurt Anderson, Sue Willliams, Grady Viramontes,   Jon C Murphy, John Burtz, Juan Figueroa, Rhonda Figueroa, Steven Kelams, and David Toledo.