Oooh, they found the remains of an Ojai woman who has been missing since April 24th, 2024. There have been extensive searches of the area (ground and air) for her all year.

VCSO:

"On 09/24/2025, a local conservancy group was clearing out invasive plants in the Ventura Riverbed just south of the Baldwin Road bridge where suspected human skeletal remains were located.
...
On 09/26/2025, the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the identity of the decedent to be missing person, Zyanya Valora. Zyanya Valora had been missing since 06/25/2024 when she was last seen at her residence by family members.
According to the Medical Examiner, there was not any obvious lethal trauma to the decedent and the cause and manner of death are pending further analysis. "

https://local.nixle.com/alert/11901033/?sub_id=0

#MissingPerson #Ojai #VenturaCounty #SearchAndRescue #SAR

Okay, how can you be thirsty on the side of a river?

ABC News: Missing hiker found after going days without food, water in Northern California

"...The man sent a text to 911 saying that he was lost and without food or water...

Dive teams also began sourcing the riverbanks on Wednesday. The hiker was found at around 11 a.m. local time by the dive team along the shore of the river.

"The hiker was tired, hungry, and thirsty – but otherwise okay," the sheriff's office said in a statement."

https://abcnews.go.com/US/missing-hiker-found-after-days-food-water/story?id=124845694

#SearchAndRescue#SAR#Wilderness

Ham Radio's role -- the search and rescue team was unable to contact their command post, but used ham radio to relay emergency traffic:

"Because of the dense forest and canopy in the remote location, the rescue team was unable to communicate with the command post that the pair had safely been found.

“They utilized an amateur radio frequency, commonly known as HAM radio, to establish communication,” officials said. “After broadcasting ’emergency traffic’ on the HAM radio, their call was immediately answered by a retired El Dorado County Communications Supervisor who was a HAM operator monitoring frequencies from his home. This HAM operator then contacted the El Dorado 911 center, which provided the information to Calaveras Dispatch, and the SAR command post was notified.” "

#hamradio#SearchAndRescue#SAR

KTLA: Handwritten notes, HAM radio help rescue mother, son lost in California forest (7/17/25)

#hamradio#SearchAndRescue#SAR

https://ktla.com/news/california/handwritten-notes-ham-radio-help-rescue-mother-son-lost-in-california-forest/

67 people on board the Louise Michel

Today 67 people, including an 8 months pregnant woman were safely embarked onto the Louise Michel.

The unseaworthy, wooden double decker boat was spotted previously from the civil aircraft Seabird, by @seawatchcrew

#searescue #sar #mediterranean