On 03/08/23 the Del Norte County Sheriff`s Office contacted the Curry County Sheriff’s Office to request assistance. Del Norte was requesting the use of the SnoCat to locate and assist a 70-year-old female that had been stranded inside of her remote home due to heavy snow since 02/21/23. The stranded female advised that she had run out of food, and her wood stove was not functioning properly, and was only heating her residence to approximately 40 degrees. She advised that she did have a Jeep, but that the snow was entirely too deep for her to even move the Jeep. At about 1:00 p.m. Curry County Sheriff`s Deputies, Sergeant Jared Gray and Marine Deputy Jordan Rhodes, arrived in the area of Rowdy Creek with the SnoCat, and began the 6-to-8-mile trek to locate the female. After traveling several hours in approximately 4-6 feet of powder type snow, Curry County Deputies, and two Del Norte County Search and Rescue members were able to reach Jeannie Morrison and her dog Willow, at her remote wilderness cabin.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write(''); The Curry County Sheriff’s Office It was extremely tight quarters on the narrow wilderness road, with a steep cliff on one side and sheer rock on the other. Due to the location, there was no way to turn the SnoCat around so it had to be backed out of the location for approximately 1 mile. At approximately 4:30 p.m. Jeannie Morrison and her dog Willow were brought out safely to Del Norte County Deputies and given a ride into town to get a motel room. Morrison advised that she was out of food for herself and for her dog and advised that she was not prepared for this type of weather and deep snow. At this time Del Norte County Sheriff advised Curry County Deputies that there were several other residents off in another direction of Rowdy Creek that needed to be rescued. The Curry County Sheriff’s Office At or about 4:45 p.m. the SnoCat again was used to access and locate 31-year-old Chris Zelkovich, and 62-year-old Anthony Williams, and their four dogs. Zelkovich and Williams were also running low on supplies, and needed to be extracted before the next weather event struck the area. The four dogs and two subjects were loaded up into the SnoCat and taken out to safety. While extracting Zelkovich and Williams the SnoCat was also able to assist two other residents, Patti and Tom Beesler in the same area, by dropping off needed medications. The Beeslers advised that they had plenty of supplies for the remote home but did not have a way to access their medications. As of this date the Curry County Sheriff Office has the only in service SnoCat on the southern Oregon and northern California coast. The SnoCat is a very valuable resource, and its use will save lives. Curry County Sheriff`s Office was glad to lend a hand and help out our neighbors in Del Norte County. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });