Elkland Search and Rescue 

On Tuesday morning at 5:15 am, Elkland Sar was requested by the Sheffield Vol. Fire Dept. to respond to assist them with a search. A 65-year-old male went missing from a hike Monday afternoon and didn’t return to his residence from the Allegheny National Forest. Search operations were run throughout the night in the hopes of locating the individual. At 5 am, the searchers pulled back to rest.

As searchers were being dropped off to start their search tasks in the morning, the individual made his way to a road and was transported back to the Command Post and evaluated by a medical team. ( I apologize for not knowing what agency they were from).

It was noted the individual had a medical emergency while hiking and after resting the night was able to continue walking out in the morning. Also worth noting, was the individual was prepared with a backpack and built a fire to keep warm throughout the night.

Other emergency responders on scene included the Sheffield Vol. FIRE Dept., Cherry Grove VFD K9 Search TeamCherrytree Volunteer Fire Department K-9 Search and Rescue Pa State Police, Pa Game Commission and Warren County EMA. If I forgot anyone, I apologize.

13 Elkland members and all search equipment responded. 2 Mantrackers, 2 hasty teams, a mobile UTV team and the drone team equipped with FLIR were all tasked for the search. Also, additional K9 tasks were being planned when he was located.