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Rescue success
- By Coquille Valley Sentinel Editor
- Published 05/5/2009
- Front Page , May 6
- Unrated
On Sunday evening, after 3 days of searching, we finally found Clara Boggs, who had been missing since Friday morning. Clara was found on the west bank of Rink Creek, just off the border of our land.
map of the Walker Creek watershed and surrounding areas.
The maps were used by search and rescue crews to locate
Clara Boggs, missing since Friday morning.
We are so grateful for the countless friends, neighbors and volunteers who came out over the 3 days to help. Lines of people, combing through the dense forest stretched 60 people wide. These lines systematically went through different areas one at a time, led by Coos County Sheriff’s Office, under the guidance of Dan Stone, and Search and Rescue groups. Aside from people on the ground, there were search dogs, people on horseback and motor-bikes, advice from 3 psychics and helicopters with infrared detectors. Volunteers brought and helped prepare food, effectively keeping everyone well fed and hydrated through the intense search.
Anne Mcgloom of Klamath County Search and Rescue
organizing dog search crews Sunday morning. The crews
searched all day for Clara Boggs who had been missing
since Friday morning.
Having so many people helping, we were able
to disqualify the possibility of Clara being within about a half mile radius on our land, of where she was last seen. This freed us up to search neighboring properties
Chip and Clara Boggs reunited in Coquille Valley Hospital
after 3 days of searching the forest for Clara who was missing
since Friday morning.
Following a quick checkup by EMT crews, and then paramedics, Clara was lifted onto a stretcher, and pulled out of the bank and taken to Coquille Hospital by ambulance. At the hospital, Dr. Keller tended her, and found her to be in pretty good shape, despite having been out for 2 nights and 3 days, soaking wet and very nearly freezing to death. Her body temperature was slowly brought back up with heating blankets, and when she was warmed up enough, was given IV fluid to rehydrate her. Before being warmed up enough, she was given fluid into her bone marrow, in her knee, as her veins were too flattened to receive a needle. Currently, Monday morning, she is fully warmed up, stable and well, happy and eating, at the hospital still, with her husband Chip.
We call Mountain Homestead an “Intentional Community,” as Clara and Chip have opened up their home to myself and many other people over the years, who share the same intention of doing the conservation and research work we’re doing out here. However, it is quite apparent, certainly from this episode, that our community here could not exist without the greater community of Coquille, and Coos County.
map of the Walker Creek watershed and surrounding areas.
The maps were used by search and rescue crews to locate
Clara Boggs, missing since Friday morning.
We are so grateful for the countless friends, neighbors and volunteers who came out over the 3 days to help. Lines of people, combing through the dense forest stretched 60 people wide. These lines systematically went through different areas one at a time, led by Coos County Sheriff’s Office, under the guidance of Dan Stone, and Search and Rescue groups. Aside from people on the ground, there were search dogs, people on horseback and motor-bikes, advice from 3 psychics and helicopters with infrared detectors. Volunteers brought and helped prepare food, effectively keeping everyone well fed and hydrated through the intense search.
Anne Mcgloom of Klamath County Search and Rescue
organizing dog search crews Sunday morning. The crews
searched all day for Clara Boggs who had been missing
since Friday morning.
Having so many people helping, we were able
Chip and Clara Boggs reunited in Coquille Valley Hospital
after 3 days of searching the forest for Clara who was missing
since Friday morning.
Following a quick checkup by EMT crews, and then paramedics, Clara was lifted onto a stretcher, and pulled out of the bank and taken to Coquille Hospital by ambulance. At the hospital, Dr. Keller tended her, and found her to be in pretty good shape, despite having been out for 2 nights and 3 days, soaking wet and very nearly freezing to death. Her body temperature was slowly brought back up with heating blankets, and when she was warmed up enough, was given IV fluid to rehydrate her. Before being warmed up enough, she was given fluid into her bone marrow, in her knee, as her veins were too flattened to receive a needle. Currently, Monday morning, she is fully warmed up, stable and well, happy and eating, at the hospital still, with her husband Chip.
We call Mountain Homestead an “Intentional Community,” as Clara and Chip have opened up their home to myself and many other people over the years, who share the same intention of doing the conservation and research work we’re doing out here. However, it is quite apparent, certainly from this episode, that our community here could not exist without the greater community of Coquille, and Coos County.