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La Plata County Search And Rescue

From local hot shot to a federal forest director, back to La Plata County

Shawna Legarza didn’t plan for a life of firefighting, but that’s what she found

DATE: Feb 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Family fearful of mountain lions rescued by helicopter north of Durango

‘We decided that we needed to have them extricated sooner than later,’ said search and rescue official

DATE: Oct 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County man goes missing while hunting; rescued four days later

Lech Usinowicz, Be FRANK Foundation director, undergoing treatment for serious injuries

DATE: Sep 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fisherman reported missing near Purgatory Resort self-rescues

Search team looked for man late into Wednesday night

DATE: Aug 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Examination confirms cause of death for Durango man who went missing

18-year-old resident died of hypothermia

DATE: Jun 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango man found dead in Hermosa Creek identified

Cory Ireland, 33, was a husband and father of three

DATE: May 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man found dead in Hermosa Creek north of Durango

Motorcyclist had been missing since Monday

DATE: May 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man remains missing for second day north of Durango

Search and rescue to resume efforts Wednesday

DATE: May 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Deadly Colorado avalanche season prompts reflection on messaging

12 people died in slides statewide, 5 in San Juans as of this week

DATE: Apr 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

2 Durangoans killed in avalanche near Ophir Pass

Jeff Paffendorf, 51, and Albert Perry, 55, perish in Saturday slide

DATE: Dec 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata Search and Rescue finds missing hiker north of Durango

Man climbed Chicago Basin peaks, too exhausted to get out

DATE: Sep 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County Search and Rescue settles into permanent home

Headquarters will make missions more efficient, president says

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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