August 16, 201
SYCSRT was put on alert for a search in Payson for a 4 year old boy. Luckily, this little guy was found safe and healthy before our team was needed.
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August 3, 2010
At approximately 3am the SYCSRT was called to a search for a second 2 year old missing in the last 2 weeks. Little Emmett Trapp was reported missing in Dewey-Humbolt. Four members of the SYCSRT responded to help support searchers in the northern part of the county.
http://www.prescottenews.com/news/current-news/2-year-old-child-missing-in-dewey-humboldt
Pat overlooking search area and helicopter
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July 31, 2010
Search Efforts for Sylar Refocused, Investigation Continues
Read the latest on the search effort for Sylar Newton:
Southern Yavapai County Sheriffs Response Team continues to lend a hand to the search efforts at Beaver Creek Campground:
Base Camp Beaver Creek Campground
Night Tracking the first night
Line Searching 7/29/2010
Monitoring the pond areas - 7/31/10
July 26, 2010
Current Search Underway for 2 Year Old
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION – Deputies, along with search and rescue personnel, are currently involved in the search for a missing 2-year-old boy last seen in the Beaver Creek Campground. The campground is located south/east of Highway 179 off I17. The boys name is Syler Newton and he has light brown hair, blue eyes, and was wearing only a diaper. He is approximately 3 feet tall and weighs about 20 pounds.
Syler was last seen around midnight inside a tent while sleeping with other family members. At about 1:45 AM this morning, the family discovered he was missing from his sleeping bag. They searched the area briefly and called 911 after failing to locate the child. Deputies arrived on scene and began a preliminary search and interviews with nearby campers.
Currently, YCSO has over 50 personnel on scene as part of the coordinated search effort. DPS Ranger completed a flyover this morning and is expected to return and search further.
If anyone has information regarding Syler and/or his whereabouts, please contact the Sheriff’s Office immediately via 911 or 928-771-3260.
Citizens can contact the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office with information or questions at
(928) 771-3260 or the YCSO website: www.ycsoaz.gov
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July 2, 2010
At 4pm SYCSRT was called out on a search for a missing 73 year old woman just north of Wickenburg off Highway 93. Several members were able to respond to this local search.
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March 8, 2010
YCSO Rescues Two Men Stranded 2 Nights in the Wilderness
On March 7, 2010, just before 7 A.M., the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center was notified of two lost and stranded men in the Wet Beaver Wilderness near Forest Road 618. This area is located east of the I17 at the 179 turn off. One of the men, identified as 61-year-old Carl Schwimmer from Flagstaff, was able to make cell phone contact with YCSO to request help. His companion was 56-year-old Thomas Pearsall from Cottonwood. Both men had been in the area the day prior driving a side by side quad vehicle which ran out of gas. The men, now already out one night in the wilderness, had water but no food.
YCSO Forest Patrol personnel began coordinating a search effort involving the YCSO Jeep Posse, Verde Search and Rescue Team, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Response Team 4 by 4 Unit, and members of the Southern Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Response Team. Coconino Search and Rescue also deployed an SUV vehicle outfitted to allow travel over snow.
YCSO Communications personnel began efforts to track the missing men with assistance from their cell phone company. The cell phone carrier could only provide very general coordinates based on the closest cell phone tower. DPS Ranger Helicopter was able to fly briefly, and although the missing men were not spotted, they told rescue personnel the helicopter was heard flying overhead. Rescue teams also learned the men found an old shed to stay in which provided some shelter from the extreme weather. The men were also able to light a warming fire. Search efforts continue throughout the night as weather permitted. Their cell phone was used sparingly to save battery power.
Search Vehicle following the Rescue
At approximately 10 A.M. on Monday, March 8, members of the YCSRT Quad Unit were able to locate the shed and rescue Schwimmer and Pearsall in good condition. It took several hours to safely bring both men out and neither required medical attention.
As we all know, weather patterns recently have generated risky conditions for anyone willing to venture into the wilderness. YCSO rescue experts suggest you consider the current and expected forecast before such excursions. It is always better to “over prepare” for such trips. A cell phone, extra phone battery, light source, food, water and severe weather clothing should be included in your planning. Many times, simple day trips become unavoidable overnight stays.
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office
Steve Waugh-Sheriff
255 E. Gurley Street, Prescott, AZ 86301
(928)777-7441
Dwight D’Evelyn, Media Relations Coordinator
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February 19, 2010
Of those of you who missed it on TV Live this am here is our call out info— We had 3 members of SYCSRT on this search.
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office
Steve Waugh-Sheriff
255 E. Gurley Street, Prescott, AZ 86301
(928)777-7441
Dwight D’Evelyn, Media –Relations Coordinator
Update 9:08 A.M. — Victoria was found in good condition – possible frostbite concerns, but alive and well otherwise. She is being flown to Phoenix Children’s Hospital with her mother. Her dog, named “Blue,” was found with her and was dropped off at the command post in Cordes Lakes. I do not have the exact location of her rescue at this time. YCSO thanks media groups who assisted getting the word out….As details develop, an updated released will be sent.
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As of 7:45 AM this morning, the search for 3-year-old Victoria Bensch continues in earnest. Crews have remained on the scene throughout the night in hopes of finding Victoria. Deputies and detectives also spent the evening contacting registered sex offenders in the Cordes Lakes area and have so far ruled out their involvement in Victoria’s disappearance. Cars leaving the area are being checked for any signs or evidence of the missing girl. The family dog, seen in one of the photos issued last night, is also missing and possibly with Victoria.
This morning, deputies and specially trained search volunteers are deploying scent dogs in the continued attempt to track her whereabouts. The dogs will be provided an opportunity to smell an item of clothing from her room as a basis for tracking scent outside the home. Personnel are also continuing to re-check areas searched last night which are now more visible following daybreak. It is expected the search area will expand as the operation moves forward today. At this time, there is no evidence of foul play. YCSO detectives are involved and will remain on scene to assist with the investigation regarding Victoria’s disappearance.
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February 18, 2010 – Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Deputies are currently involved in the search for a missing 3-year-old girl from a home at 21000 Fremont Drive, Cordes Lakes. The missing girl’s name is Victoria Bensch and she was last seen wearing a brown shirt and pink pants. She is 60 pounds, 3’ in height, with brown hair and brown eyes. YCSO dispatch received a call from the missing girl’s parents just after 6 PM today. The reporting party told deputies their daughter was last seen playing outside on the porch of their home around 5 P.M. They spent approximately an hour searching the area around their home before contacting YCSO. No one at the girl’s home heard anything unusual or suspicious before she was discovered missing. The residence does adjoin State Land where a portion of the search effort is ongoing. YCSO deputies are assisted by members of the Jeep Posse, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Response Team, DPS, DPS Ranger Helicopter, and Mayer Fire Department personnel. If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Victoria Bensch, or information that might aid rescue personnel in their search, please call the Sheriff’s Office immediately at 928-771-3260.
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February 3, 2010
Search Call Out north of Lake Lake Pleasant
On February 3rd 2010 at 19:35 hrs.SYCSRT received a call from Deputy Kirt Crantford that there were 2 over due people north of Lake and wanted our unit to help find these people. They had left about 12:00 PM or 1:00PM and were only going to be gone a little over a hr. We assembled 5 members of SYCSRT to include 3 quads 4 4x4s and our Comm trailer and headed out to the search area. As we approached Morristown I received a call that the people had be located in Crown King. They had been driving a sand rail and it got either stuck or broke down and the people walked in to Crown King. We would rather be called out and called back then not being called at all. Everyone should remember never go alone.
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