Annual Activities Summaries
Annual Activities Report for 2011
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MESARD 2010 SEARCH REPORT www.mesard.org for team information
SUMMARY:
Call outs: 24 Searches deployed on: 20 Hours in response: 1588.5 Miles in response: 19095
Suicide/despondent, Runaway, Wanderer, Dementia, Hiker, Child, Cold Case, Autistic, Hiker, G hunter, M homicide, Kayaker SEARCH LOCATIONS 2010
2010 SEARCHES: DATE: 18 FEB 10 LOCATION: Augusta VICTIM: 34 YOM jumper off Memorial Bridge OUTCOME: K9 find Spencer/Moxie as subject found by Warden Service divers RESPONDING TEAMS: Spencer Fuller FIELDED TEAMS: Spencer Fuller VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 4/85
DATE: 28 MAR 10 LOCATION: Bradford VICTIM: 15 YOM runaway OUTCOME: Subject found by local woman after progressive relocations of the PLS which provided general direction of travel RESPONDING TEAMS: Paul Magoon, Debbie Palman, Jim Bridge, Troy Morey, Irene Morey, Kelly Pontbriand, Dan Pelletier, Nancy Troubh, Jay Holweger, Spencer Fuller FIELDED TEAMS: Paul Magoon, Debbie Palman, Jim Bridge, Troy Morey, Irene Morey, Kelly Pontbriand, Dan Pelletier, Spencer Fuller VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 67/1483
DATE: 23 APR 10 LOCATION: Standish VICTIM: 55 YOF intoxicated wanderer OUTCOME: Subject was found intoxicated in another neighborhood several days later RESPONDING TEAMS: Paul Magoon, Jim Bridge, Spencer Fuller FIELDED TEAMS: Paul Magoon, Jim Bridge, Spencer Fuller VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 20.5/573
DATE: 23 APR 10 LOCATION: Aurora VICTIM: Whalesback man follow up OUTCOME: Dogs indicated on a 50 x 50 foot area, the area was dug by an archaeology team from the University of Maine. Nothing conclusive was found. It is likely that scent material is travelling with the ground water some distance from the actual bones. RESPONDING TEAMS: Deb Palman, Michele Fleury, Leslie Howe, Irene Morey, Spencer Fuller FIELDED TEAMS: Deb Palman, Michele Fleury, Leslie Howe, Irene Morey, Spencer Fuller VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 28.5/809
DATE: 11 MAY 10 LOCATION: Union-Hope VICTIM: 75 YOM dementia OUTCOME: Subject found about 1000 next morning by a survey crew RESPONDING TEAMS: Spencer Fuller, Jim Bridge, Nancy Troubh, Jennifer Fisk, Paul Magoon, Jay Holweger, Troy Morey, Irene Morey, Chip Wadsworth, Cindy Atwood, Kelly Pontbriand FIELDED TEAMS: Spencer Fuller, Jim Bridge, Nancy Troubh, Jennifer Fisk, Paul Magoon, Jay Holweger, Troy Morey, Irene Morey, Chip Wadsworth, Cindy Atwood VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 324.3/1241
DATE: 18 MAY 10 LOCATION: Flagstaff Lake VICTIM: 41 YOM suicide OUTCOME: 10-11 dog teams from MESARD, State Police, and Warden Service made full court press to find subject by diverting a Law Enforcement dog training day to the search. Subject found by wardens RESPONDING TEAMS: Spencer Fuller, Jim Bridge, Nancy Troubh, Paul Magoon, Michele Fleury, Dan Pelletier FIELDED TEAMS: Spencer Fuller, Jim Bridge, Nancy Troubh, Paul Magoon, Michele Fleury, Dan Pelletier VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 86.75/1260
DATE: 29 MAY 10 LOCATION: Trenton VICTIM: 20 YOM autistic OUTCOME: Subject found quickly RESPONDING TEAMS: Deb Palman, Jennifer Fisk FIELDED TEAMS: NONE VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 0.2/1
DATE: 30 MAY 10 LOCATION: Baxter State Park VICTIM: 41 YOM hiker OUTCOME: Full MASAR call out plus Mahoosic, National Park Service, Maine Forest Service. MESARD experienced an injured handler requiring Maine Air National Guard medi-evac. Subject found alive with no life threatening injuries on day 3 of search by search aircraft. RESPONDING TEAMS: Spencer Fuller, Jim Bridge, Paul Magoon, Dan Pelletier, Kelly Pontbriand, Leslie Howe, Irene Morey, Troy Morey, John Corriveau, Jay Holweger FIELDED TEAMS: Spencer Fuller, Jim Bridge, Paul Magoon, Dan Pelletier, Kelly Pontbriand, Leslie Howe, Irene Morey, Troy Morey, John Corriveau, Jay Holweger. VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 316.5/2726
DATE: 2 JUL 10 LOCATION: Ellsworth VICTIM: 24 YOF potential suicide OUTCOME: Subject found alive by Ellsworth Police. Call out initiated through email and phone tree as pager/text callout had some sort of technical difficulty RESPONDING TEAMS: Debbie Palman, Leslie Howe, Kelly Pontbriand, Jay Holweger, Chip Wadsworth FIELDED TEAMS: NONE VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 9.5/317
DATE: 30 JUL 10 LOCATION: Brooklyn VICTIM: 50 YOM, domestic dispute and took off, possible suicide OUTCOME: Search called off, subject located (not lost) next day RESPONDING TEAMS: Irene Morey, Troy Morey, Chip Wadsworth FIELDED TEAMS: NONE VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 8.5/97
DATE: AUG 10 LOCATION: Vienna VICTIM: 3 YOM autistic OUTCOME: Subject located RESPONDING TEAMS: Spencer Fuller FIELDED TEAMS: None VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 0.5/14
DATE: 6 AUG 10 LOCATION: Boothbay VICTIM: 9 YOM autistic child OUTCOME: Subject walked out to road and was found by citizen RESPONDING TEAMS: Jim Bridge, Paul Magoon, Cindy Atwood, Jay Holweger. Michele Fleury, Dave Hudson FIELDED TEAMS: Jim Bridge, Dave Hudson VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 18.5/521
DATE: 30 AUG 10 LOCATION: Cornville VICTIM: 15 YOM autistic OUTCOME: Subject found by Warden aircraft and Warden K9 RESPONDING TEAMS: Jim Bridge, Michele Fleury, Cindy Atwood, Paul Magoon, Nancy Troubh, Spencer Fuller, Dave Hudson FIELDED TEAMS: NONE VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 13/308
DATE: 3 SEP 10 LOCATION: Bingham VICTIM: Elderly berry picker OUTCOME: Subject found RESPONDING TEAMS: Paul Magoon FIELDED TEAMS: Paul Magoon VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 3/70
DATE: 10 SEP 10 LOCATION: Mount Desert Island VICTIM: 57 YOF OUTCOME: Subject found MESARD K9 TEAM FIND; Jennifer Fisk and Freya RESPONDING TEAMS: Jennifer Fisk, Irene Morey, Troy Morey, Leslie Howe, Chip Wadsworth, Kelly Pontbriand FIELDED TEAMS: Jennifer Fisk, Kelly Pontbriand VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 20.7/363
DATE: 12 SEP 10 LOCATION: Winslow VICTIM: 11 YOF, 8 YOF, 7 YOM OUTCOME: Subjects found MESARD K9 TEAM FIND; Dave Hudson and Ruby RESPONDING TEAMS: Dave Hudson, Jim Bridge FIELDED TEAMS: Dave Hudson, Jim Bridge VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 10/151
DATE: 25 SEP, 5, 6, 26 OCT 10 LOCATION: Waterville CALL OUT TIME: Preplanned Valley, NH VICTIM: 85 YOF with dementia missing since 7 SEP 10 OUTCOME: Subject found by Deb Palman RESPONDING TEAMS: Deb Palman, Michele Fleury, Leslie Howe, Roger David, Jim Bridge FIELDED TEAMS: Deb Palman, Michele Fleury, Leslie Howe, Roger David, Jim Bridge VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 228.5/1737.5
DATE: 25, 30 September 2010 LOCATION: South West Harbor VICTIM: 61 YOM autistic OUTCOME: Subject not found, returned a second day, subject not found RESPONDING TEAMS: Jennifer Fisk, Kelly Pontbriand, Leslie Howe, Sean Hall FIELDED TEAMS: Jennifer Fisk, Kelly Pontbriand, Leslie Howe, Sean Hall VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 23.5/283
DATE: 25 September 2010 LOCATION: Lincoln VICTIM: Despondent male with dog OUTCOME: Subject found RESPONDING TEAMS: Jim Bridge, FIELDED TEAMS: NONE VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 2.5/157
DATE: 28 September 2010 LOCATION: Bridgewater VICTIM: Homicide victim OUTCOME: Subject not found RESPONDING TEAMS: Deb Palman FIELDED TEAMS: Deb Palman VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 8/40
DATE: 3, 4, 21 NOV 10 LOCATION: Bath VICTIM: 30 YOM, jumper from Sagadahoc Bridge OUTCOME: water search near bridge then returned the next day and again later in month for shore line and more water search. Subject not found RESPONDING TEAMS: Paul Magoon, Debbie Palman, Jay Holweger, Spencer Fuller, Nancy Troubh, Jim Bridge, Dave Hudson FIELDED TEAMS: Paul Magoon, Debbie Palman, Jay Holweger, Spencer Fuller, Nancy Troubh, Jim Bridge, Dave Hudson VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 74/1050
DATE: 16 NOV 10 LOCATION: Shirley VICTIM: 50 YOM hunter from Conn. OUTCOME: Subject found by Warden aircraft and walked out RESPONDING TEAMS: Paul Magoon, Jim Bridge, Leslie Howe, Cindy Atwood, Jay Holweger FIELDED TEAMS: Paul Magoon, Jim Bridge, Leslie Howe, Cindy Atwood, Jay Holweger VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 37.25/1127
DATE: 18 NOV 10 LOCATION: Brownfield VICTIM: 19 YOM lost hunter OUTCOME: Subject found by Warden airboat RESPONDING TEAMS: Cindy Atwood, Jim Bridge, Spencer Fuller, Jay Holweger, Dave Hudson FIELDED TEAMS: Cindy Atwood, Jim Bridge VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 32.5/850
DATE: 19 NOV 10 LOCATION: Rockwood VICTIM: 50 YOM kayaker presumed capsized on Moosehead Lake OUTCOME: kayak and back pack previously found, teams found paddle. Subject not found RESPONDING TEAMS: Deb Palman, Jim Bridge, Roger David, Dan Pellitier, Jay Holweger FIELDED TEAMS: Deb Palman, Jim Bridge, Roger David, Dan Pellitier, Jay Holweger VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 63/1343
DATE: 27 NOV 10 LOCATION: Saco VICTIM: 26 YOM left home after a domestic with improper clothes and bottles of pills and went into Saco Heath OUTCOME: Subject not found, apparently had made it out of the Heath on his own RESPONDING TEAMS: Deb Palman, Leslie Howe, Kelly Pontbriand, Jim Bridge, Irene Morey, Troy Morey, Michele Fleury, Cindy Atwood, Paul Magoon, Spencer Fuller FIELDED TEAMS: Deb Palman, Leslie Howe, Kelly Pontbriand, Jim Bridge, Irene Morey, Troy Morey, Michele Fleury, Cindy Atwood, Paul Magoon, Spencer Fuller VOLUNTEER HOURS/MILES: 133.5/2205
MESARD 2010 DEMONSTRATION REPORT SUMMARY: Hours in demonstrations: 176 Miles for demonstrations: 675.5 Numbers of people presented to: 719 DATE: 9 JAN 10 LOCATION: Phippsburg ORGANIZATION: Youth Day NUMBER ATTENDING: 35 RESPONDING TEAMS: Dave Hudson, Jim Bridge
DATE: 20 JAN 10 LOCATION: North Yarmouth ORGANIZATION: Cub Scouts NUMBER ATTENDING: 30 RESPONDING TEAMS: Dave Hudson, Jim Bridge
DATE:18 MAR 10 LOCATION: Falmouth ORGANIZATION: Winfred School NUMBER ATTENDING: 100 RESPONDING TEAMS: Nancy Troubh
DATE: 18 MAR 10 LOCATION: Windham ORGANIZATION: Boy Scout Round Table (district adult leadership) NUMBER ATTENDING: 15 RESPONDING TEAMS: Jim Bridge
DATE: 5 MAY 10 LOCATION: Windham ORGANIZATION: Elementary School Health Day NUMBER ATTENDING: 38 RESPONDING TEAMS: Jim Bridge
DATE:11 MAY 10 LOCATION: Brunswick ORGANIZATION: Masonic Lodge NUMBER ATTENDING: 23 RESPONDING TEAMS: Jim Bridge
DATE: 6 AUG 10 LOCATION: Standish ORGANIZATION: YMCA Camp NUMBER ATTENDING: 70 RESPONDING TEAMS: Cindy Atwood, Nancy Troubh, Jim Bridge
DATE: 16 SEP 10 LOCATION: Monmouth ORGANIZATION: Monmouth YMCA NUMBER ATTENDING: 100 RESPONDING TEAMS: Nancy Troubh
DATE: 2 OCT 10 LOCATION: Bangor, Bass Park ORGANIZATION: Boy Scouts NUMBER ATTENDING: 200 RESPONDING TEAMS: Deb Palman
DATE: 9 OCT 10 LOCATION: Acton ORGANIZATION: Camp Nutter Science Camp NUMBER ATTENDING: 68 RESPONDING TEAMS: Dave Hudson, Jim Bridge
DATE: 20 OCT 10 LOCATION: Thomaston ORGANIZATION: Thomaston 5thgraders NUMBER ATTENDING: 40 RESPONDING TEAMS: Dave Hudson, Jim Bridge
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