The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 02231993 - 1.116 E R A s COUNTY OF CALAVERAS Lr a Jeffrey Tuttle * �Q� C County Counsel C: OFFICE OF COUNTY COUNSEL Spencer B. Batchelder y d GOVERNMENT CENTER Assistant County Counsel f�FORNIP SAN ANDREAS, CALIFORNIA 95249 Adrienne M. Finch Telephone (209) 754-6314 Deputy County Counsel RECEIVED February 2 , 1993 FEB - 31993 Board of Supervisors CLERK BOARD OF SUPERVISORS County of Contra Costa CONTRA COSTA CO. 651 Pine Street Martinez , California 94SS3 RE : Claim for Search Rescue Government Code Section 26614 . 5 Honorable Board Members : Pursuant to .Government Code Section 26614 . 3 , the County of Calaveras respectfully claims reimbursement for the search and rescue of Phillip A. Scully , whose address is 13S El Nido Ct . , Diablo , California 94328 . Details of the incident and expenses are enclosed. Please make your warrant payable to the Office of the County Counsel , County of Calaveras , in the amount of $674 . 3C which sum is the total amount due . Please contact me if you have any questions or require any additional verification . Sincerely , JEF NSEUEL JT/gg cc : Sgt . Ward Redman, Calaveras County Sheriff 's Department County Counsel , County of Contra Costa CALAVERAS COUNTY 0 SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT BILL NUTTALL, SHERIFF �'.t� DE GOVERNMENT CENTER BUS. OFFICE(209)754-6500 891 MOUNTAIN RANCH RD. _ CIVIL DIV.(209)754-6479 SAN ANDREAS, CA 95249 JAIL(209)754-6499 .. RECORDS(209)754-6499 FAX(209)754-6581 February 2, 1993 To: Jeff Tuttle, County Counsel From: Sgt. Ward Redman Subject: Search and Rescue: SCULLY, Phillip A. On 1-23-93 this office conducted a Search and Rescue in the Stanislaus National Forest for an overdue skier. The following is a summary of events: Victim: SCULLY, Phillip A. DOB: & 135 El Nido Ct. TEL: 510-838-2932 Diablo, Ca. 94528 LOCATION: Forest Road 7NO9, Cabbage Patch area CASE NO: 93-0407 VOLUNTEERS: 6 for 42 hrs N/C PAID PERSONNEL: Sgt. Ward Redman 9.5 hrs OT 235.98 Sgt. Steve Mathews 8.5 hrs OT 205.96 Det. Jack Smith 8.5 hrs OT 196.01 MILEAGE: 3 4X4 County vehicles 42.00 SNOWMOBILES: 2 County owned 53.79 2 Private volunteer N/C MISC. EQUIP: Batteries and generator fuel 40.56 TOTAL: 774.30 i LESS: -100.00 TOTAL DUE: $674.30 Ward Redman Administrative Sergeant WR:lj cc incicent Tie, t_acation and Ejevation etW Team r_ n 9 d&0,/7Oda 6-;e 7 j SEARCH AIiD RESCUE ACTIVITY REPORT L3 Office r — Incident rates: RCCI_ Incident Leader(s)q� to /;?y-93 SEE BACK OF PAGE FOR A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT AND CRITIRUE VICTIM INFORMATION VICTIM STATUS 11AIIF. AGE CZ Found CD Rescued [D Air Evac'd. ADDRESS /2,5 , -/- ALrdo c.7 Alive Injured 11-44: r7 Not Found r7 Bastard PHONE h/ $38-.Z93z w/ [� Other: INCIDENT TYPE AREA TYPE (� SEARCH 0 RESCUE; Q RECOVERY Q Incorporated U.S. Forest L7 BLM �] ALPINE MEDICAL HELICOPTER unincorporated Q State Park Lake M DIVE r7 RIVER SNOW Private Nat'l. Park F7 River Q MUTUAL AID: Q Other: OTHER: .SA�OrcJ 5�79RGh� CLASSIFICATION RESOURCES USED r7 Hunters Q Fishermen F] Backpackers Reg. Sworn: # 3 Hrs. 2& o> Q Campers Q Climbers Q Swimmers Volunteers: Y Hrs. q,2 Q Rafters ® Skiers [] Motorcyclists Search Dogs: # Hrs. Q Hikers ® Others: X-GoutyZ Y Vehicles: >i_Z_ MIS. yo _ OUTSIDE AGENCIES USED 4 WL Drive: N � Mls.,2co f15I�E� �i9SS deL f9ti' Helicopters: A Hrs. << Fixed Wing- 8 Hrs. CHP�NL'LIeoPTx �C,fvc�l[ei1� Boat: N Hrs. Other: 0ySAao-J He81lc"s /S.Z Other: 5,,-1 iw-rzgr- I g '��GS idLOCAL TEAM TEAM MEMBERS: NO. USED TOTAL HOURS TEAM EQUIPMENT TO BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED SGT (V*Fd)IkW4,n/ 1,m11,e• Gillas -2!�.,�/,mss .- �;•ss� S6f.Sl AG-H4W11-1 K,.s J3,a,-xj Row9� SN�'•�vol� % daf. J,-fo r Z P&, 944 zfEs : 56r. &w mad- 9/hr oeZ4Jq= 7-55.q &' 1]�f✓E a/�,��E�Z BNe. _ -SG% Mg7YCW3 d0Z`f,t3 - ,'Lo5.5 �,�j /��sTNGs 8 dpi• Scan rr�-/ - ��Z �ir�13.04 hjs.cl(S 8 Mlj-c,4(. • 3 Gbist goo M i.@ ,2/ y2.c Ge'it. G G/'?ti1Sj ;/be. I)Am4(GE To SAJOU)Md6«E : WINDSrlrEe.� Flo.2�t b 3v =:�RTING OFFICERS / RECOROING OFFICER TYPED BY DATE ANO TIME ROUTED P.Y �l /J T0: S67- /QMenq,) �f REVIE`I/e,(}/FOABY� Tf�GA'TEf �a. C Q/, A A .i ? /T -.2 , — 2,7 -7 'S Ei NT ,,- V FFAs COUNTY SHEFI"r FC �.R,.1E,VT Com' LLED DOCUMENT i CAS � E 10. ? 1 MOUNTAIN RANCH RD. 1 Snit nalDREAS. 915249 ' —-vl4C) . '0 5 4-6530 =;eIeased By CLASSIFICATION Date Z SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION VICTIM'S NAME - LAST. FIRST, MIDDLE LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE SCULLY PHILLIP A. CABBAGE BATCH AREA The following names also -o appear _n this report : RP SCULLY, FIDELIIA B . - ( wife of %ricti�nj 135 E1 Nido Ct. , /PO2 : 3Q3 , Diablo , "A :•1523 SCULLY, KARL, DOB: 06/ 10/ 7; v - ; son of victim) 135 E1 Nido Ct. , /POB : 393 , Diablo , CA 94528 On 01/23/93 at approximately 2030 hours RP , FIDELMA SCULLY telephoned the Sheriff ' s Office to report her husband , PHILLIP SCULLY, overdue from a cross-country ski trip in the Cabbage Patch area oft Highway 4 in Calaveras County. I was notified by SGT. WARD REDMAN to respond to the Cottage Springs Ski Resort and meet with the wife of the victim and he (REDMAN ) was going to be calling out the Ebbetts Pass Volunteer Search and Rescue Team. I picked up SGT. STEVE MATHEWS from the Calaveras County Sheriff ' s Office and together we responded to the Cottage Springs Ski Resort and met with MRS . SCULLY at approximately 2150 hours . MRS . SCULLY gave us the physical description and information about 'J , PHILLIP SCULLY by telling us that MR. SCULLY had dropped her and her son oft at the Cottage Springs Ski Resort at approximately 1200 hours on 01/23/93. He was then going to park his vehicle near the Cabbage Patch area and Highway 4 and cross-country ski and return to the Cottage Springs Ski Resort around 1700 hours to pick up MRS . SCULLY and Their son. IIRS . SCULLY described ISR. SCULLY as being in good shape except for a verte- brae back .problem. She stated if he had fallen he could have injured his back and not been able to get up. She described him as being approximatel,, five foot ten, one hundred sixty-eight pounds with dark/gray hair; no facial hair, blue eyes ; clothing was a cream hat, ski pullover type , a beige jacket which we later found out he had not taken but had left it in .his vehicle parked on Highway 4 at Cabbage Patch. He ,had bib type gray pants and a cream turtle neck; blue cross-country shoes , black and red gloves and he was wearing a watch. MRS . SCULLY said that iie was a novice REPORTING OFFICERS RECORDING OFFICER TYPED BY DATE/TIME ROUTED BY J. SMITH/0015 Js J. SMITH/0015 klu 1/ 26/93- rrIJRTHERCC PIES T0: _000 nrs ACTIO:'! Detective I Juvenile Patrol � (ES DA O'her ist. tl; REVIE:'iED "c'f DATE I N0 PO Cher ? --� 7: � - _E� DOCUMENT :. SE .:J I SHERIFF S DEPART .'ENT i I - - '.10 ..',1 T I N 1?A?4 CD ,.0 N ANiIREAS. ?5249 .... —�f407 .,� 54-6500 I ,released By I CLASSIFICATION Dale SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION 'VICTIMS NAME - LAST, . FIRST. MIDDLE LOCAT.10', ,;F OCCURRENCE SCULLY, PHILLIP A. CABBAGE PATCH .;REA at cross-country skiing, that this was only his third trig. In -ross-country skis . He had no supplies or equipment and she was worried for his safety. SGT . MATHEWS and I responded to the Cabbage Patch area ;nd located MR. SCULLY ' S vehicle parked along side the roadway at approximately 2215 hours . At approximately 2250 hours members of the Ebbetts Pass Search and Rescue Team arrived on scene at Cabbage Patch and began setting up base station. At approximately 2310 hours , BRIAN RAWLEY arrived with two snowmobiles . At approximately 2330 hours , SGT . REDMAN and DAVE BARKER arrived with an addi- tional two snowmobiles. At approximately 2400 hours , a team of four search- ers left base camp on snowmobiles in an attempt to locate MR. SCULLY. Mem- bers of this team were ART HASTINGS , BRIAN RAWLEY , .;AC1', SMIT =nd oTE`rL MATHEWS . Below is a list of times and what occurred during the mission at those times . 01/24/93 0015 hours - radio check with the search team loud and clear 0035 hours - search team one half mile in on Cabbage Patch Road taking forest road 7N11A 0035 hours - reauest for CHP helicopter :lade 0100 hours - section 21 in meadow - searchers checking 7Nli 0110 hours - information relayed to search team that 7-he victim ' s ski noies were unusual - that they appeared in appearance to be shaped like a golf/wood with short spikes and a hollow underside with longer spikes on the back and end.. Also at this time Cal Trans , employee ROD TEANY, _eported seeing unusual tracks next to some cross-country skis on a ridge behind the search base . 0110 hours - continued - search team reported returning to search base 'De— cause of an oil light on one of the snowmobiles and to meet with the Cal Trans employee 0130 hours - searcn team in mase 0205 hours - search team of BRIAN RAWLEY, STEVE `!ATHEWS . 'ACK. SMITH and ROD TEANY leave search ;base to cneck the ridge behind the camp towards Gann: ''.eadows REPORTING OFFICERS I F.ECORDING OFFICER TYPED BY DATE/TIME ROUTED BY SMITH/0015 J . SHITH/0015 I :<.ly� �0�1/26i=�- I Tr.Er', COPIES I ,.000 !- rs D e I e c I i.,e - .:it...:111e - r3lfGi _ �ISiii P l SG, PD' :her I PEVIE ,. ED _Y DATE - - ` i ClONTF;0LLED DOCUMENT I S + !r CAL. :ERAS "'2"''`Ji'7 SM.ERIF F'S DEr -P.T':tENT 391 ;.'OL� T„IN �JCH^R D. i �: SAN ANDREAS. 5249 'Ica ea TO I _ (�o}(�i i CLASSIFICATION Date SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION VICTIM'S NAME - LAST. FIRST. `RIDDLE LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE SCULLY, PHILLIP A. CABBAGE PATCH AREA 0300 hours - search team on forest road 7N09 towar~.:- Camp following possible foot tracks 0325 hours - the victim was found on a side road near Mattley Ridge approx- imately seven miles from Highway 4 . . 0330 hours - all other - -ams and the CHP helicopter cancelled by search base and the search team is returning to base . Upon interviewing MR. SCULLY at the search base he said that he was in good health. The search team had located him before any physical signs of hypo- thermia or frost bite had set in. MR. SCULLY had made himself small cave in the snow and was able to walk around and run in place to keep his circu- lation going and searchers could see no signs of the hypothermia. He appeared to be in good spirits and in good health. MR. SCULLY said that he had skied the area by himself for several hours and then realized that he would not be able to make it back to Highway 4 before it became dark. He said he had started skiing back towards the highway but at approximately 1600 hours he decided to start walking and follow his own ski tracks back out to the road, but he couldn ' t make it so lie stopped and made himself a shelter. The searchers on snowmobiles had searched approximately .. dozen main and side forest roads following numerous sets of cross-country ski tracks and footprints for a total of approximately three and one half to flour hours before locating MR. SCULLY. The conditions of the snow on the forest roads was very poor in most areas . Damage occurred to two of the snowmobiles ; one windshield was cracked then it flipped over on SMITH _end ;r one time there was a collision between the two snowmobiles :which caused damage to the rear end of the snowmobile that 14ATHEWS was driving . The weather conditions were ideal for the search. It ;was ciear but cold, approximately fifteen egrees , which expedited the searchers because hazards to HR. SCULLY being stranded in this area :without toou , shelter �r clothing. 4hen MR. CULLY was located !ie was given a ride %iia snowmobile back to the `:ase camp where lie was reunited with his wife and son. Base camp was secured and cleaned up and a debrief_:ig :ieia -.:>: all search `.eam memi-lers ;ere released . End of report. REPORTING OFFICERS 7 RECORDING OFFICER TYPED BY DATE/TIME I ROUTED BY J. -tHITH/0015 v . SMITH/0015 FURTHER UOPIES TO I•J i70Gt ;!rs 7. l! DeteC�ive SII Juvenile Patrol Dist.At Other PE`:IEVVED 3 TE iSO/PD iJlhef I