by News Staff | Apr 21, 2021 | Inyo County Sheriff's Office, News Releases
INYO COUNTY, CA, APRIL 21, 2021 – According to the press release today from the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office, Saulo Sifuentes Escalante, a 36-year-old man from Conroe, Texas, arrived at Whitney Portal on Thursday April 15 with the intention of hiking Mt Whitney...
by News Staff | Apr 20, 2021 | Inyo County Sheriff's Office, News Releases, Press Release
Inyo County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue actively looking for missing/overdue 36-year-old hiker from Texas since Thursday, April 15. Possible Plan to summit Whitney in a day. Unknown Clothing/Gear. Date of Birth: 09/05/1984 Race: Hispanic Sex: M Hair: Black Eyes:...
by News Staff | Feb 6, 2020 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases, Press Release
There has been a lot of discussion in the Eastern Sierra community about John Muir Trail permit administration this winter. Deb Schweizer, Public Affairs Specialist for Inyo National Forest, provided this update to Sierra Wave Media. Background: There is a...
by News Staff | Jul 16, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
USFS news release Georges Fire The Georges Fire is a lightning-caused fire that started on July 8 north of Lone Pine, west of Manzanar National Historic Site, and south of Bairs Creek. The fire was actively suppressed along the Owens Valley to protect life and...
by News Staff | Jun 12, 2018 | General Misc. Stories
News releases Inyo County Search and Rescue At approximately 9:30 am on Sunday June 10th Inyo County Search and Rescue was notified of an accident involving three victims above Mt. Whitney’s Trail Camp. One hiker had slipped while ascending the snow-filled ‘Chute’, a...