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TSAR In Action
The photos below are from a few of our search efforts.
Aerial Drone
Posted On: Wed, 11/04/2009 - 15:05 |
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Gene Robinson, Founder of RP Flight Systems, shown with one of their Spectra drones used during the search for Leisa Hurst. The Spectra drone can be flown manually via remote control or on full auto-pilot. It is capable of imaging in hi-resolution color or infrared; and, can also provide real-time video downlink.
Spectra drones have been used to successfully recover several persons throughout the United States.
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Searching for Donna Jou
Posted On: Wed, 11/04/2009 - 12:17 |
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Two hundred volunteers searched throughout the Santa Monica Mountains looking for any evidence related to Donna Jou's disappearance. Steven Burgess, the man who ultimately confessed to being involved in Donna's disappearance, was known to have spent a lot of time in the area.
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amily attorney Gloria Allred, along with Nili Jou (Donna's mother) and Mike Melson, brief the searchers prior to them being dispatched to their search areas.
Searchers receive additional instructions from TSAR Operations Chief, Michael Lopez while the media filmed away.
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Aerial Imaging From A Helicopter
Posted On: Tue, 10/27/2009 - 12:12 |
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Taking high-resolution digital photos from the air allows a large area to be "searched" for evidence. Items such as this plastic bag can easily be identified in the photos.
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Water Search Using Side-Scan Sonar
Posted On: Tue, 10/27/2009 - 12:10 |
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Using a side-scan sonar while searching Big Bear Lake with members of Texas Equusearch.
471 reads |
Ground Search For Nita Mayo
Posted On: Tue, 10/27/2009 - 12:09 |
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Searchers scour the Donnell Vista area in the Sierra Nevada Moutains looking for Nita Mayo.
653 reads |
Aerial Imaging in the Sierra-Nevada Mountains
Posted On: Tue, 10/27/2009 - 12:07 |
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An high-resolution digital photo taken from an airplane over the Sierra Nevada Mountains. These photos are reviewed on a computer at high-magnification to identify potential ground search targets.
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Using A Drop-Down Camera To Clear A Collapsed Mineshaft
Posted On: Tue, 10/27/2009 - 12:06 |
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Here is a close up of us working with our drop-down camera to clear another mine. We were able to get past two cave-ins and into a "room" about 75' down. There appeared to be a table with a bottle on it (shown in the video below). However, we weren't able to get a good look and it was too dangerous for personnel to go down inside.
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Clearing A Mineshaft At The Bagdad-Chase Gold Mine
Posted On: Tue, 10/27/2009 - 10:50 |
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This shaft was 150' deep and had been "plugged" at that depth with a large boulder. The deepest shaft we cleared on this search for April Pitzer was over 300' straight down.
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Clearing The Red Dog Mine
Posted On: Tue, 10/27/2009 - 10:37 |
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TSAR worked with San Bernardino County Search & Rescue to clear this copper mine in the Mojave Desert while searching for April Pitzer. This mine is fairly new - it has a metal headframe (in the background) and some of the timbers inside have Home Depot price tags on them.
The shaft inside the mine still has a very solid ladder & ore cart tracks.
720 reads |