Mohave County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue

STRANDED MOTORIST: BLM ROUTE 7209, HUALAPAI MOUNTAINS

About 6:30pm Tuesday (5/5) evening, the Mohave County Sheriff's Office received a call from the wife of a 49-year-old stranded motorist in the Hualapai Mountains. He had been traveling on a rugged trail, BLM 7209 located between Antelope Wash and Moss Wash, when he had become stranded and unable to continue. While talking to Dispatch, he provided coordinates to his current location and indicated he could not go any further without causing additional damage to his vehicle. Search and Rescue was activated and began a route and location search. Off-road teams located him in the area of his coordinates. After some coaching, rescuers were able to guide him through the rough terrain back to Antelope Wash. He was then escorted back to the Command Post at the Hualapai Mountain Park Ranger Station. Great job by everyone!!

UPDATE: 1PM - Sierra has been located and returned home. Thanks for helping!

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UPDATE- (12:40pm) Sierra has just been found safe. Thank you for everyone’s assistance in bringing her home.
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Bullhead City Police are actively searching for an endangered missing female, Sierra Martin, age 31. She was last seen around 10 a.m. near the 1200 block of Riverfront Drive after walking away from her home. Sierra has medical conditions and mental disabilities and there is concern for her safety.
She is a white female with brown hair and brown eyes approximately 5’10” and 160 pounds. She was last seen wearing a grey T-shirt with flowers on it, dark colored shorts and black and white tennis shoes with pugs on them.
If you have any information about her whereabouts, please call police at (928) 763-1999.
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3RD ANNUAL KINGMAN SEARCH AND RESCUE GOLF TOURNAMENT

The Kingman Search and Rescue Unit wants to extend a massive THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for our Third Annual Golf Tournament this past weekend at the Cerbat Cliffs Golf Course! It was an incredible day defined by community spirit and friendly competition.

We kicked the morning off right thanks to Coca-Cola and Silver Rock Enterprises, who provided a spread of beverages and donuts to fuel our golfers for the day ahead. The excitement stayed high across the course with several unique challenges:

Hole 1: Golfers faced the "Spin-the-Wheel" challenge, putting their skills to the test with some very unconventional "clubs."

Hole 10: The stakes were high with a chance to win a brand-new Ford Ranger 4x4 for a hole-in-one, sponsored by Anderson Ford.

Hole 17: A Bobcat UTV was up for grabs for a hole-in-one, provided by Mertens Heavy Equipment.

Putting Contest: We also had a brand-new putter on the line for our top putter!

Our Sponsors
The success of this event is a direct result of the generosity of our sponsors. We also want to give a special shout-out to Discount Signs, who also provided the professional signage seen throughout the tournament.

We encourage you to reach out and thank these local businesses for their vital commitment to Search and Rescue:

Hole-in-One Sponsors:
Anderson Ford
Mertens Heavy Equipment

Tournament Sponsors:
Mertens Heavy Equipment
Westside Mobile
Brown Drilling
KRMC
Musick Medical
Baker Investment Group
Silver Rock Enterprises
Black Rock Power Systems
WARMC
KFFA
Mohave College
The Gun Shop
State Farm - Deana Nelson
Mason-McDuffie Mortgage
Kingman Extreme Nutrition
Arthurs Well Service
Stockton Hill Chiropractic

Raffle Prize Donors:
Black Bridge Brewery
Scheels
Bare Roots Esthetician
Pampered Perfection Beauty Salon
Ice Mule
Discount Signs
Safeway

Check out the photos below to see some of the best moments from the day. We are already looking forward to seeing you all again next year for the 4th Annual!

UPDATE- Tommy Norris has been located. He was found in a wash at Ramar Rd/Arcadia Blvd in Bullhead City by Mohave County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue. He is being transported to the hospital for medical evaluation.

Please keep an eye out for him in the Bullhead area near Silver Creek and Goldrush Rd.

UPDATE- Tommy Norris has been located. He was found in a wash at Ramar Rd/Arcadia Blvd in Bullhead City by Mohave County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue. He is being transported to the hospital for medical evaluation.
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ENDANGERED MISSING MAN - Bullhead City Police are actively looking for 81-year-old Tommy Norris, who reportedly walked away from his residence at about 2:30 p.m. this afternoon (4/21) in the 1500 block of Goldrush Road.

According to Norris’ family, he suffers from dementia and has other medical conditions.

He was last seen wearing a blue Bud Light beer T-shirt, blue jean shorts, a white cap and black and white shoes. Norris is an 81-year-old white male, with grey hair, blue eyes, about 6’02” tall and weighs approximately 167 lbs.

If you have any information, please call Bullhead City Police Department dispatch at (928) 763-1999.

It's great to help when needed!

The Kingman Search and Rescue Unit will be holding it's 3rd Annual Golf Tournament fundraiser this Saturday on April 25th at Cerbat Cliffs Golf Course in Kingman.

Cash prizes for top teams
$400 per Team (4 players)
$100 per Individual Player

Entry includes golf cart and lunch

8:00am - Shotgun Start

For more information, please visit http://golf.mohavesar.com or email [email protected].

INJURED HIKER: MONOLITH GARDENS, CERBAT FOOTHILLS RECREATION AREA

About 7:45pm last Wednesday (4/1), the Mohave County Sheriff's Office received a call for help for an 80-year-old male who had fallen and injured his head while hiking in Monolith Gardens, within the Cerbat Foothills Recreation Area. He was hiking with a 57-year-old female when they had opted to take a "short-cut" back to the trailhead. They ended up encountering a fence with I-40 several hundred feet below them. They had then turned around and while attempting to locate the trail system, the male hiker had fallen and hit his head. Search and Rescue was activated and joined Kingman Fire Department in a route and location search. Rescuers located them and rendered first aid. While rescuers had brought a stokes litter basket on a wheel (known as a big wheel) to carry him out, he initially refused wanting to walk the rest of the way back to the Command Post - which was approximately 3 miles. With about a mile left to the Command Post, he opted to take a ride the rest of the way. Rescuers loaded him up in the big wheel and brought him back to the Command Post, where he was met by River Medical and then transported for further medical evaluation. Great job by everyone!!

TRAINING: ADVANCED TECHNICAL ROPE RESCUES / KINGMAN AREA

This past weekend (March 27–29), the Mohave County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue team partnered with UniSource Energy Services for specialized technical rope rescue training led by Texas Rope Rescue.

After a classroom session covering the hidden dangers of open holes and old mine workings — including air monitoring and how movement can stir up hazardous layers — the teams headed into the field for realistic scenarios.

UniSource Energy Services provided fresh, wide boreholes (up to 8 feet across and 27 feet deep) recently drilled for power poles. These holes sit completely open with no shoring, leaving raw dirt and rock walls that can crumble or sluff inward without warning. Rescuers practiced using tools crews already carry on site to quickly retrieve someone who might fall in. Training in the actual environment made the risks far more real than any lecture.

The teams then moved to an abandoned mine with old underground workings. A guided tour highlighted often-overlooked hazards like rotting timbers, unstable rock, and decaying passages. Discussion included how walking can disturb bad air pockets, why you must look down as carefully as up, and how “safe-looking” spots can turn dangerous fast.

By the end of the weekend, rescuers gained confidence spotting these risks up close and developed a healthy respect for open holes, old mines, and sketchy underground terrain. They reviewed practical techniques, gear, and habits that keep rescuers alive.

Every rescue is unique, so staying proficient in these technical scenarios is critical. Excellent work by all — outstanding collaboration between Mohave County SAR, UniSource Energy Services, and Texas Rope Rescue!

STRANDED MOTORISTS: MOSS WASH, HUALAPAI MOUNTAINS

About 10:30pm Thursday (3/19) evening, the Mohave County Sheriff's Office received a call for a stranded motorist in the Hualapai Mountains. He (a 50-year-old male) was traveling with his wife (a 49-year-old female) and their dog, when they had become stranded in their 2012 Dodge Ram truck. There were looking for their son, who had also become stranded somewhere in the Kingman area. Search and Rescue was activated and began a route and location search towards their location. They were located near the Mansion in Moss Wash and brought back to the Command Post. It was learned that the son who was also stranded was rescued by Patrol Deputies shortly before his call had come in for help. His son was located behind the Kingman Airport towards the Peacock Mountains. Great job by everyone!