On Saturday, Dec. 6, around 10 a.m., Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a missing elderly woman who had driven away from a residence in the Alvadore area, west of Eugene, who wandered away from her vehicle off of Clear Lake Road.
Lane County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue (SAR) volunteers and K9s were called, and an Oregon State Trooper who was in the area arrived with K9 Buck, an article search-and-tracking canine. Both a deputy and an Eugene Police officer responded with drones to assist in the search.
A deputy canvassing the area observed the missing female on a resident’s security camera in the area of Kirk Pond. Searchers focused their efforts on the thick brush. Within minutes, K9 Buck located the female, almost completely submerged in Kirk Pond near the bank. The Trooper and a SAR volunteer jumped into the frigid water and pulled her to safety
The woman was treated for hypothermia and transported to an area hospital.
On Dec. 7, deputies and SAR searched for a person who was in mental distress and ran away from a vehicle in the area of Lorane Highway and Fox Hollow Road. SAR located her after several hours of searching, including with K9s and drones. She was not cooperative and she was transported to an area hospital by MCS.
