On Sunday, August 9th, San Rafael Police Department requested Marin SAR for a search for a missing 82-year old male with dementia. Members began drawing up remote plans, and teams were formed, briefed, and deployed into the field. Fifty-two members responded. Early into the search, a team was flagged down by someone who reported seeing the subject near their apartment; the team then located the subject and ultimately handed care off to the San Rafael Fire Department for transport to the hospital.

On Saturday, August 1st, Marin SAR was requested by the Marin County Sheriff's Office and State Parks to coordinate the recovery of a body below Highway 1 between Muir Beach and Stinson Beach. 17 Marin SAR members responded and set up a multi-pitch technical rope system to complete the recovery.

On Friday, July 31st, Marin SAR was requested by Humboldt County to provide overhead and ground search resources to assist in the search for a 23-year-old man who walked away from a treatment facility the day prior. Twenty members of Marin SAR responded for Saturday, and the group was alerted while they were responding that the MP had made it to a road, safe and uninjured.

On Wednesday, July 23rd, 10 Marin SAR members assisted Yosemite SAR/EMS trail rescue, diverting from Marin SAR’s annual Yosemite training. Marin and YOSAR worked on patient packaging, as well as rigging anchors for the steep descent using multiple rope belay evolutions. The patient was transported to their awaiting family at the trailhead and was released AMA.

On Tuesday, July 21st, five Marin SAR members were requested by Siskiyou County to assist with a missing male backpacker in the Klamath National Forest Russian Wilderness near Little Duck Lake. The missing subject was planning an extended trip and knew the area well. The team searched the cliffs and hillsides near his last known position. No clues were located at this time.

On Tuesday, July 23rd to Thursday, July 25th, 12 Marin SAR members were requested by Siskiyou County to assist with a missing adult in the Siskiyou Wilderness near Little Duck Lake. Teams completed assignments between Little Duck Lake and Big Duck Lake and spiked out at Little Duck Lake. Two members assisted in search management. No clues were located at this time.

On Thursday, July 25th, 58 Marin SAR members assisted Siskiyou County in a search for a missing adult in the Siskiyou Wilderness. The majority of these members diverted from an ongoing training in Yosemite. Assignments were near High Lake, Little Duck Lake, and Big Duck Lake, with teams spiking out nearby and searching through the morning. Despite an extensive search effort involving SAR teams from across Northern California and Southern Oregon, along with Cal OES, the National Guard, CHP, and Civil Air Patrol, no clues were located, and the search was suspended on Sunday, July 26th.

On Sunday, July 20th, Marin SAR was requested by Yosemite National Park to assist with a missing adult near Nevada Falls. While 13 Marin SAR members were preparing to deploy, the missing person was located, and Marin SAR was subsequently canceled.

On Saturday, July 18th, Marin SAR was requested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to assist San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team and other local agencies for a missing hiker in the San Gabriel Mountains. As a team of 6 Marin SAR members were preparing to deploy, the hiker was located, and Marin SAR was subsequently canceled.

On Thursday, July 7th, 28 Marin SAR members responded to a mutual aid request by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office for a missing at-risk elderly male. Just a few minutes away from the scene, the missing person was located, and Marin SAR was subsequently canceled.

On Wednesday, July 1st, 17 Marin SAR members were mobilizing to respond to Shasta County for a missing elderly male when the missing person was located by local resources. Marin SAR was canceled.

On Monday, June 29th, 20 Marin SAR members were responding to support the National Park Service and Yosemite SAR with a missing 42-year-old backpacker who went missing the day prior. While responding, Marin SAR was canceled subsequent to the missing backpacker being found alive by Yosemite aviation resources.

On Thursday, June 19th, the San Francisco Police Department requested Marin SAR for assistance with a search for a missing 75-year-old female. Fifty-eight Marin SAR members responded and three members supported remote plans. After three hours of searching, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Police Department located the missing subject outside the search area. She was evaluated by medical personnel and reunited with her family.

On Wednesday, June 17, the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office requested Marin SAR for a search for a missing 10-year-old autistic, non-verbal boy. Fifteen Marin SAR members deployed in the evening to support night operations and first-light search efforts on Thursday morning and seven members supported remote plans. The following morning 11 more Marin SAR members deployed to Mendocino. At 0830, the missing boy was located by search teams and transported to the hospital.

On Saturday, June 6th, 2026, at approximately 1457, five Marin SAR members assigned to a UTV training class were requested by County Fire and Marin Municipal Water District Rangers to assist with a trail rescue on Cataract Trail. Marin SAR began a patient assessment and assisted firefighters and rangers with the trail carryout.

On Saturday, May 30th at 1725, Marin SAR was requested by National Park Service GGNRA Rangers for a missing, at-risk autistic 17-year-old male. As 28 Marin SAR members were mobilizing, the missing person reunited with his family, and the search was subsequently canceled.

On Tuesday, June 23rd, 20 Marin SAR members supported the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office in continued efforts in the search for a missing 60-year-old hiker from May. Members hiked out and spiked the night in the field, searching in the afternoon and the following morning. No clues were located during the search.

On Saturday, May 30th, 35 Marin SAR members supported the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office with a missing 60-year-old hiker within the Desolation Wilderness. Marin SAR also continued to provide overhead support. No clues were found at this time and the search was suspended. 3000+ miles of GPS tracks were recorded by all agencies.

On Friday, May 29th, 36 Marin SAR members supported the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office with a missing 60-year-old hiker within the Desolation Wilderness. Marin SAR also continued to provide overhead support. Members were flown into assignments and spiked in the field overnight. No clues were found at this time.

On Thursday, May 28th, 26 Marin SAR members supported the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office with a missing 60-year-old hiker within the Desolation Wilderness. Marin SAR also provided overhead support. No clues were found at this time.

On Monday, May 25th at 0329, Marin Humane requested Marin SAR’s Large Animal Technical Rescue (ATR) Team to assist with a horse that had collapsed and become trapped beneath a fence. Seven members deployed to assist MCSO Mounted Posse and Marin Humane.

On Friday, May 22nd, 20 Marin SAR members supported the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office and allied agencies with a missing traveler near the town of Shoshone, CA. The missing person’s vehicle was located unoccupied on the side of the highway. SAR teams from the Bay Area and the State of Nevada assisted Inyo County for two separate operational periods. Marin SAR deployed ground searchers, E-Bikes as well as K9s to assist in searching technical desert terrain. Despite intensive search efforts in extremely hot conditions, no clues were located.

On Thursday, May 21st, 10 Marin SAR members were diverted from another incident to support the Marin County Fire Department and the Marin Municipal Water District with an injured subject on a technical part of the Cataract Trail, on Mount Tamalpais. While responding, Marin SAR was canceled due to the incident having sufficient resources.

On Thursday, May 21st, Marin SAR was requested by the Marin County Sheriff’s Office to assist with an ongoing case in the area. Eighteen Marin SAR members responded. After approximately 45 minutes of searching, significant evidence was located by Marin SAR members, and the scene handed over to the Marin County Sheriff’s detectives.

On Thursday, May 14th, Marin SAR was requested by the National Park Service to assist with an evidence search in the area of Fort Baker. Twelve Marin SAR members responded and assisted with focused area searching and two sUAS (drone) flights. Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office also assisted with providing two Human Remains Detection Dogs.

On Wednesday, May 13th, Marin SAR along with numerous other Bay Area SAR teams were requested to assist with a missing hiker in the City of Danville. While Marin SAR was mobilizing, the missing hiker was located, and all incoming resources were canceled

On Thursday, April 30th, Marin SAR was requested by the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office and the City of Ukiah Police Department to assist in the search for a missing adult male, who had several diagnosed medical conditions. Forty-three Marin SAR members responded, and searched heavily vegetated terrain along with Mendocino SAR members. Nothing significant was located. Weeks later, the missing person was found deceased outside of the search area.

On Sunday, April 26th, Marin SAR was requested by the Marin County Sheriff’s Office, Marin Humane, and the Marin County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Posse to assist with a horse that had gotten stuck in Lagunitas Creek after falling through an old wooden bridge down a steep embankment. Marin SAR’s Animal Rescue Team (ATR) and Sheriff’s Office Deputies were working on an extrication plan when the horse found the energy to run up the steep slope to the road, where the horse was evaluated by a veterinarian.

On Sunday, April 19th, in the early morning hours, Marin SAR was requested by the Marin County Sheriff’s Office and the Marin Municipal Water District to assist with a missing adult hiker. The missing person’s vehicle was located overnight at the Rock Springs parking lot, on Mount Tamalpais. More than 50 Marin SAR members responded, and approximately two hours into the search, the missing person was located by a SAR team. They were hiked out to awaiting Marin County Fire Department Paramedics and subsequently released. MMWD Rangers also assisted in this incident.

On Sunday, April 5th, Marin SAR was requested by the Marin County Fire Department and Marin Municipal Water District Rangers on the Cataract Trail for an injured subject who fell 30 feet into the creek. Eight Marin SAR members responded and assisted with patient care until Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office Helicopter Henry-1 extricated the subject to an awaiting ambulance.

On Tuesday, March 31st, Marin SAR was requested by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office on behalf of the Oakland Police Department to assist with follow-up searching in relation to an ongoing missing person out of the City of Oakland. Members responded along with other local SAR teams and were assigned to areas with thick vegetation and steep terrain. Previous searching had already taken place, and no clues were located during this operational period. Marin SAR was released, and the Oakland Police Department will continue to investigate.

On Saturday, March 28th, Marin SAR members were training on Mount Tamalpais when we were alerted that Marin County Fire Department was responding to a report of a male hiker on the Matt Davis Trail who had fallen. Five Marin SAR members responded to assist Marin County Fire with a short litter carryout to an awaiting ambulance at the Bootjack Picnic Area. Other agencies responding included the California Highway Patrol Napa Air Operations Unit and California State Parks.

On Saturday, March 14th, Marin SAR was requested by the Marin County Sheriff’s Office on behalf of the San Rafael Police Department to assist with the search for a missing at-risk elderly male. Marin SAR responded with over 50 personnel, and less than an hour into the search, a team located the missing male who had been out for several hours. Medical care was started, and handed over to the San Rafael Fire Department, who transported the missing person to a local hospital.

Marin SAR was requested by the Ross Valley Fire Department to assist with an injured subject on the Carson Falls Trail. SAR members responded along with Marin County Sheriff’s Office Deputies, Marin Municipal Water District Rangers, and Ross Valley Fire to assist with patient care and extrication to an ambulance.

Marin SAR was requested by the Marin County Fire Department to assist with an injured subject on the High Marsh Trail. SAR members, along with Southern Marin Fire, Marin Municipal Water District Rangers, and Marin County Fire personnel, assisted with the carryout to an awaiting ambulance.

During a team meeting, Marin Search and Rescue was alerted to an overdue, at-risk male. The subject, a 46-year-old developmentally disabled male, was last seen leaving his residence. As the search began, the subject returned home. The search was subsequently canceled.

Marin Search and Rescue was requested by the Novato Police Department to assist in an evidence search. Marin Search and Rescue responded, and despite intensive searching, including in knee-deep water, no clues were located, and teams were released

Marin SAR Type 1 personnel were requested to search for two occupants of a vehicle that crashed into the Eel River. 15 members responded and deployed in three areas. Two teams followed the west bank of the river - one going north and one south. A third team did a 2-mile out-and-back assignment further downstream on the east side, and a fourth marine team was asked to gain access closer to the river on the east side to search some specific, difficult-to-access spots. A swiftwater team from Humboldt County was tasked to obtain a more precise location for the vehicle. The subjects were not located, but multiple teams retrieved clues - mostly on the western bank of the river about a mile downstream from the crash location. In the days that followed, both subjects were recovered by the Mendocino County SO with assistance from several agencies.

Marin County Fire requested Marin Search and Rescue to assist with a carryout on the Cataract Trail. Multiple members responded to the scene and assisted resources responding to the trail rescue.

On Saturday, August 1st, 14 Marin SAR members continued a search for a despondent 72-year-old female who walked away from her home in Mill Valley in late January. Operational Period 15 utilized cadaver dogs and focused on areas close to the point last seen. Mutual Aid was provided by the California Rescue Dog Association (CARDA). No clues were located at this time.

On Thursday, May 21st, in collaboration with the Mill Valley Police Department and California State Parks, Marin SAR deployed 70 members for continued search efforts for a missing despondent female in the Mill Valley area. Unfortunately, nothing significant was located. The missing person was last seen in January of 2026. Since then, more than 2501 miles of GPS tracks have been recorded in the Mill Valley area. Marin Search and Rescue remains committed to supporting our community no matter the duration of the incident.

Search efforts for OP12 on Saturday, February 28th, included a large number of ground searchers in high-probability areas. Marin SAR members, along with the Mill Valley Police Department, reevaluated all clues, tracks, and data collected during the search to identify these high-probability areas. No clues were located.

Search efforts for OP11 included the use of 8 Human Remains Detection (HRD) K9s in high-probability areas. Mutual aid was provided by the California Rescue Dog Association (CARDA). No clues were located.

Continued search efforts for OP9 included increasing GPS track coverage, searching residences in the area, and K9 searches. No clues were located.

Limited continuous search efforts for OP8 included increasing GPS track coverage, searching residences in the area, and K9 searching in specific regions. No clues were located.

Search efforts for OP7 included expanding GPS track coverage, searching residences in the area, and increasing K9 searching in specific regions. No clues were located.

In a continued collaboration with the Mill Valley Police Department, search efforts for OP6 included expanding GPS track coverage, searching residences in the area, and increasing K9 presence in specific regions. The Mill Valley Police Department continued its investigative efforts. No clues were located.

In collaboration with the Mill Valley Police Department, it was decided that Marin Search and Rescue would continue search efforts in lower-probability areas and re-search previous assignments with limited GPS track coverage. Marin Search and Rescue also began developing a 5-day incident action plan to expand search efforts over the coming days. Despite intensive search efforts, no clues were located.

OP3 of the search for the missing Mill Valley 73-year-old continued on Tuesday, January 27th. 55 searchers from mutual aid teams joined 36 Marin searchers in continued search efforts, searching high-probability areas, filling gaps in GPS coverage, and expanding into new areas. Despite search efforts, no clues or sightings were reported. The decision was made to continue efforts on a limited continuous basis, utilizing local resources. Assisting SAR teams and agencies included Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, Sonoma, BAMRU, San Mateo, CARDA, Marin Openspace Rangers, CHP, and the Fire Foundry crew.

80 searchers from both Marin and Mutual aid teams responded to OP2 of the search for the missing, despondent 72-year-old female. Searchers re-searched many previously searched areas, focusing on the surrounding neighborhood, golf course, and trails. UAS were flown over a wide area and surrounding trails, a nearby marsh, and the bike path from Mill Valley to Sausalito. CHP Airplane also assisted in search operations. Investigations checked local hospitals, hotels, public transportation, camera footage, and tips from residents. Mill Valley Police conducted an investigation that included credit card and bank records, contacting surveillance and ring cameras and interviewing family and friends. An Alert Marin and Silver Alerts were also issued. Twenty-nine search teams completed forty search assignments. Despite efforts, no clues were found.

On Sunday, January 25th, a despondent 72-year-old female walked away from her home in Mill Valley and was reported missing by her family. Marin SAR arrived and began an extensive search, clearing the surrounding neighborhood, golf course, and nearby trails. Search teams included area and trailing K-9s, e-bike teams, and ground searchers. Marin SAR also received assistance from Sonoma H-1 and the sheriff’s UAV team, which used FLIR. Over seventy members responded. Unfortunately, no clues were located. Marin SAR requested additional resources for the following day.

The Novato Police Department requested Marin SAR to assist in the search for a missing elderly dementia patient who walked away. Marin SAR arrived on scene and began conducting search operations. Air-31 advised Marin that someone was lying down behind a residence, tucked under a tree. Nearby SAR teams and Novato Police responded, and officers en route were flagged down by a resident who had discovered the missing subject in their backyard. Novato Fire responded and evaluated the subject before transporting the subject to the hospital for further evaluation.

Marin SAR was requested by the Southern Marin Fire Department to respond to a cliff rescue off Shoreline Highway. Marin SAR responded directly from a training in progress. Once on scene, Marin SAR prepared for a possible hoist. Marin SAR, with firefighters, assisted in locating a viable trail for the subject to hike back up to Highway 1.

Marin SAR was requested by County Fire to assist with a technical rescue for two stranded subjects on a cliff at Double Point. Marin SAR mobilized quickly with 39 members responding to the callout. At 19:22, CHP H30 responded to the rescue and extracted all subjects from the field; Marin SAR’s response was canceled. The subjects were reportedly in good condition, with no injuries.

Marin SAR responded to OP9 of continued search efforts for a missing 73-year-old female with dementia, last seen on November 18th, 2025. We joined Santa Cruz, along with several other Northern California SAR teams. Marin provided 30 searchers and one K9 team. Searchers searched challenging terrain, including deep redwood canyons and dense vegetation. During search operations, a Marin team located confirmed clues, all of which led downslope. As the team followed the clues, they eventually located the subject, deceased. The scene was secured, and Santa Cruz deputies and the coroner responded.

On Sunday, June 7th, 11 Marin SAR members continued to support the National Park Service and two HRD canine handlers from the Santa Clara County Search and Rescue Team with a search for historical human remains at several locations off the Fire Lane Trail in the Point Reyes National Seashore. No clues were located during the search.

On Saturday, June 6th, 9 Marin SAR members supported the National Park Service and two specialized HRD canine teams from the Santa Clara County Search and Rescue Team with a search for historical human remains at several locations off the Fire Lane Trail in the Point Reyes National Seashore. No clues were located during the search.

On Friday, July 10th, 28 Marin SAR members, in partnership with the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit (BAMRU), California Search and Rescue, California Rescue Dog Association, Humboldt County SAR, Napa County SAR, San Mateo County SAR, Sonoma County SAR, and the Civil Air Patrol, worked together to conduct follow-up searching for a cold case from 2021. Searchers worked along Highway 162 in the Eel River to search for a missing hunter who went missing during a storm in 2021. Despite extensive search efforts, no confirmed clues were located during Operational Period 12.