Search and rescue at San Antonio Dam, Upland CA
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Missing PersonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a search and rescue operation took place near Mount Harwood and Devil’s Backbone for multiple missing or injured individuals along a mountain chute. Crews identified at least three subjects at different elevations, and a landing zone was prepared on the east side of San Antonio Dam in Upland, California. Conditions of the subjects were unknown.
Audio|Heard on: Los Angeles County Fire - LAC C-32
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02:23
Transcript:
00:00
Copter 22, West Valley SAR.
00:03
West Valley, Copter 22, go ahead, sir.
00:07
I got some additional info for you.
00:09
The original coordinates are for our first subject.
00:14
And then up the same chute about 200 feet is an additional subject, unknown condition.
00:21
And above that second subject about 200 feet is another subject, unknown conditions.
00:30
Okay, just want to confirm coordinates.
00:32
Go to the first victim who’s the lowest on the chute with possibly two more victims above that location?
00:43
That’s affirmative.
00:46
We got initial reports of this being on Devil’s Backbone.
00:49
Do you have any more information regarding that location?
00:54
We’re blinded to the coordinates now because he was trying to play what pre-planned for us.
00:59
More just south of Mount Harwood, not as far east in Devil’s Backbone.
01:07
Copy that. And then do you have any description of the victim?
01:16
The first subject’s wearing pretty much all black.
01:22
Well, yeah, we’ll start there.
01:25
Copy that. Thank you.
01:33
Helicopter 22, West Valley SAR.
01:37
Copy, helicopter 22.
01:40
Just additional.
01:42
We’re planning on the landing zone for you to take him to at the east side of San Antonio Dam by Mountain Avenue.
01:51
Unless you see him, you need to take him directly to a trauma center.
01:59
Your last transmission was broken when you were describing the landing zone.
02:05
Copy if we have patients, we’ll take them directly to the trauma center.
02:08
But if we’re just relocating victims, can you repeat that location?
02:13
Location will be the east side of San Antonio Dam.
02:17
Cross of Mountain Avenue.
02:22
East side of San Antonio Dam, copy.
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Location mentioned:
San Antonio Dam, Upland, CA 91784
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