2021 Missions

COVSAR 2021-001

Mission Date: 03 JAN 2021

Subject Category: Child (1-3)

Locality: Lunenburg Co.

Status: 1

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COVSAR 2021-002

Mission Date: 07 JAN 2021

Subject Category: PLB

Locality: Fairfax Co.

Status: Non-Distress / False Activation

Notes: Handled by Local LE

COVSAR 2021-003

Mission Date: 19 JAN 2021

Subject Category: Autistic

Locality: Gloucester Co.

Status: 3

Notes: Located prior to SAR Response

COVSAR 2021-004

Mission Date: 20 JAN 2021

Subject Category: Despondent - HRD

Locality: Chesterfield Co.

Status: 3

Notes: Remains located related to previous case in Feb 2020.

COVSAR 2021-005

Mission Date: 31 JAN 2021

Subject Category: Child

Locality: Smyth Co.

Status: 1

Notes: Cancelled prior to response

COVSAR 2021-006

Mission Date: 06 Feb 2021

Subject Category: HRD - Cold Case

Locality: Buckingham Co.

Status: 4

Notes: Search on 2/4 Suspended

Search on 3/13 Suspended

COVSAR 2021-007

Mission Date: 09 Feb 2021

Subject Category: Child x2

Locality: Smyth Co.

Status: 1 x 2

Notes: Located by LE prior to SAR Arrival

COVSAR 2021-008

Mission Date: 17Feb 2021

Subject Category: Dementia

Locality: Mecklenburg Co.

Status: 3

Notes: Located by LE prior to SAR Response

COVSAR 2021-009

Mission Date: 17 Feb 2021

Subject Category: Despondent

Locality: Virginia Beach

Status: 3

Notes: Located subject deceased after extensive investigative effort yielded location to search. Subject located in a culvert.

COVSAR 2021-010

Mission Date: 20 Feb 2021

Subject Category: Injured Hiker

Locality: Rockbridge Co.

Status: 2

Notes: Located and rescued by local resources, Hoisted off mountain by VSP Helo to LZ where transported to hospital. SAR Personnel stood by in case hoist wasn't able to be completed or other issues.

COVSAR 2021-011

Mission Date: 20-22 Feb 2021

Subject Category: Disaster SAR

Locality: Charlotte

Status: Closed

Notes: Well Being Checks following severe ice storm with extensive power outages and limited access.

COVSAR 2021-012

Mission Date: 21 Feb 2021

Subject Category: Injured Hiker

Locality: Rockbridge Co

Status: 2

Notes: Located and rescued by local resources, Hoisted off mountain by VSP Helo to LZ where transported to hospital.

COVSAR 2021-013

Mission Date: 24 Feb 2021

Subject Category: Aircraft

Locality: Frederick Co

Status: 1

Notes: Notified by AFRCC of possible downed aircraft in Winchester area. Made calls to Frederick Co SO contact and was able to confirm that light aircraft with 1 soul on board made crash landing but was ok. Local resources and VSP were handling.

COVSAR 2021-014

Mission Date: 25Feb 2021

Subject Category: Despondent

Locality: Charlotte Co

Status: 1

Notes: SAR Resources requested, while groups were responding VSP Helicopter located subject utilizing FLIR and Ground resources from the sheriffs office located the subject.

COVSAR 2021-015

Mission Date: 03 March 2021

Subject Category: Mental Illness

Locality: Louisa Co

Status: On-going

Notes: SARDO Mark Eggeman assisting VSP SRT with managing search effort in extremely swampyCOVSAR 2021-015 area for subject. Scheduled additional search for 3/6/2021.

COVSAR 2021-016

Mission Date: 06 March 2021

Subject Category: Despondent

Locality: Pulaski Co

Status: Status 2

Notes: Located by search effort.

COVSAR 2021-017

Mission Date: 15 March 2021

Subject Category: HRD - Cold Case

Locality: Buchanan Co

Status: On-Going

Notes: Continuation of mission from Fall 2020 for missing female.

COVSAR 2021-018

Mission Date: 19 March 2021

Subject Category: HRD Cold Case

Locality: Loudon Co

Status: 3

Notes: Scheduled

COVSAR 2021-019

Mission Date: 20 March 2021

Subject Category: HRD Cold Case

Locality: Montgomery Co

Status: On-going

Notes: Continuation of previous effort from 11/2020 for subject missing 2 years.

COVSAR 2021-020

Mission Date: 3/17/2021

Subject Category: Child

Locality: Roanoke Co

Status: 1

Notes: Located by Fire/Rescue resources after SAR Coordinator consult. No other response.

COVSAR 2021-021

Mission Date: 18 March 2021

Subject Category: Child / Despondent

Locality: Accomack Co

Status: 3

Notes: Despondent 15yr old located by search effort.

COVSAR 2021-022

Mission Date: 19 March 2021

Subject Category: ELT

Locality: Manassas

Status: Non-Distress

Notes: AFRCC notified VEOC of ELT signal at Manassas Airport. CAP Activated to locate and determine cause.

COVSAR 2021-023

Mission Date: 28 March 2021

Subject Category: Dementia

Locality: Chesterfield Co

Status: 1

Notes: Subjected located by LE through investigation during search operations.

COVSAR 2021-024

Mission Date: 4/10/2021

Subject Category: HRD Cold Case

Locality: Bedford

Status: Ongoing

Notes: Continuation of effort from Fall 2018 based on additional information. Nothing Found 4/10.

COVSAR 2021-025

Mission Date: 7 April 2021

Subject Category: Dementia

Locality: Shenandoah Co

Status: On-going

Notes: Request for water K9 to assist in search effort.

COVSAR 2021-026

Mission Date: 7 April 2021

Subject Category: HRD - Homicide

Locality: Frederick / Warren Co

Status: Ongoing

Notes: Homicide victim from case in Warren Co. Request for 2 HRD K9s

COVSAR 2021-027

Mission Date: 12 April 2021

Subject Category: Dementia

Locality: Roanoke City

Status: Suspended

Notes: UAS only, searching the Roanoke River. Search suspended due to turbidity of water.

COVSAR 2021-028

Mission Date: 4/16/2021

Subject Category: Despondent

Locality: Appomattox

Status: 1

Notes: Request for UAS. Saunders and Chrimes responded and subject located by LE just prior to their arrival.

COVSAR 2021-029

Mission Date: 20 April 2021

Subject Category: Dementia

Locality: Buchanan Co

Status: On-going

Notes: HRD Cold case believe subject has been missing greater than a month.

COVSAR 2021-030

Mission Date: 23 April 2021

Subject Category: Despondent

Locality: SNP

Status: 3

Notes: Subject despondent ran from his vehicle. Located in remote area of SNP.

COVSAR 2021-031

Mission Date: 27 April 2021

Subject Category: Despondent

Locality: Botetourt

Status: 2

Notes: Subject jumped from cliff. Helicopter hoist request from Botetourt. VSP Helo hoisted subject from Tinker Cliffs and was transported by ground to hospital. B.Chrimes responded as liaison to VSP and to support mission.

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