Elkland Search and Rescue

At 7:55pm Monday evening, at the request of Pa State Police Ridgway Barracks, Elkland Search and Rescue was requested to search for a missing male juvenile in the Fox Township area. Chief 3, Fox Townships Fire Chief was immediately requested to meet us on scene to establish a Unified Command with Pa State Police and Elklands Command Staff to start the search process.

Once the initial search plans were in place, Chief 3 requested his department to respond to their station and the search tasks were implemented between all the emergency services on scene.

A few hours later the missing individual was located and returned to the Command Post. At the Command Post, the individual was initiated treatment for very mild hypothermia. His care was transferred to Fox Township Ambulance and the individual was released to the parents.

Elkland Search and Rescue responded with 18 members and all available equipment.

We appreciate the communities concern and willingness to help. If you are interested in joining our team, the next meeting is January the 9th at 7:30 pm. We are always looking for additional team members and we are more than happy to train individuals to help us search as our team members when someone is missing or lost.