Yamhill County Search And Rescue

05/31/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who helped with the Bald Mountain cleanup yesterday! Your hard work, dedication, and willingness to pitch in made a tremendous difference, and we truly could not have accomplished it without your support.

Special thanks to Polk County Search and Rescue, Mishler Towing, Bureau of Land Management, Yamhill County Search and Rescue, Recology, Les Schwab Tire Center, SOLVE, Troop 270, and YC Cadets!

Your teamwork, equipment, resources, and volunteer spirit helped make the project a success. We are grateful for each and every one of you and for your commitment to keeping Bald Mountain clean and beautiful for everyone to enjoy. Thank you! 👏🌲♻️

05/26/2026

Please keep an eye out for a missing person believed to be in our neighboring county, and contact local authorities immediately if you see anyone matching the description.

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UPDATE: On 5/27/26 at approximately 1:30pm Daniel was safely located and is being assessed by paramedics with Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue. We’d like to thank the community for looking out for Daniel and the community member who called 911 after seeing him.

*** MISSING PERSON ***
Have you seen Daniel Reid? He left for a walk on SW Morback Court around 5:30pm and hasn’t returned. He left behind his phone, keys, and wallet. He was last seen wearing a green crew neck t-shirt with a green Nike logo, black shorts, and black Nike shoes.

If you have any information about Daniel or locate him, please call non-emergency at 503-629-0111 and reference case 261450887.

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. Their sacrifice made our freedoms possible and continues to inspire our commitment to serving others.

From all of us at Yamhill County Search & Rescue, thank you to those who served and especially to those who never came home. We remember you today and always. 🇺🇸

05/22/2026

In addition to our academy folks being sworn in last night, we also took time to recognize some of our members for years served, member of the year, as well as some other well deserved awards!

Heart thank you to our incredible Search and Rescue team members for their dedication, courage, and service to our community.

Thank you to Eagle Eye Droneography for the group photo as well as Sheriff Elliot for his support of the SAR team. Yamhill County Sheriff's Office

05/22/2026

Tonight was a proud and exciting moment for our Search and group as our newest academy students were officially sworn in by Sheriff Elliot. We are incredibly grateful for each of these individuals who have chosen to dedicate their time, energy, and commitment to serving our community.

These folks have already invested countless hours in training, learning critical rescue skills, teamwork, and preparedness — and this is only the beginning of their journey. Their willingness to step up and serve speaks volumes about their character and dedication.

We are excited to welcome them to the Search and Rescue family.

Congratulations to each of our new members on this important milestone, and thank you for your commitment to helping others when they need it most. 🚨👏

05/21/2026

Tonight, Sheriff Elliot will officially swear in the newest academy students to our Search and Rescue team—stay tuned for photos as we celebrate all the hard work, dedication, and training these students have put in throughout the academy!

05/19/2026

Our Search & Rescue team is partnering with the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office and the Bureau of Land Management for a mountain cleanup effort — and we need your help! 🧹

Join us as we work together to remove trash, protect our trails, and keep our public lands safe and beautiful for everyone. 🌲

Every volunteer makes a difference, whether you can help for an hour or the whole day. 💪

Come support your community, meet great people, and help us take care of the mountain we all love. We will provide lunch! 🍔

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05/13/2026

Support the Sheriff’s Office Foundation and the volunteer heroes who serve our community—including our Search and Rescue team, other volunteer groups, and the Sheriff’s Office—by joining us for our dinner and auction, where we’ll enjoy great company and feed you a delicious dinner while raising funds for an important cause.

Here is the link to purchase your ticket!

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05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the amazing moms in our Search and Rescue family! Thank you for the countless hours, dedication, strength, and heart you give to both your families and our team. Whether you’re responding to calls, supporting missions behind the scenes, or cheering us on from home, today we celebrate you. We are grateful for everything you do! 💐🩷

05/06/2026

Tonight around 5pm we were called out for a missing gentleman who got separated from his friend while out scoping the area for hunting and to take some pictures of the scenery. He has hunted this area for 40 years with his buddy but in an instant Mr. Nistler was no where to be found. His friend quickly notified law enforcement. Deputies were able to locate Mr. Nistler as they could hear him calling out for help. Our SAR team arrived and got down to where they were to help extract him up the steep terrain. Other members of our SAR team started making a clear path for them to hike up. We all eventually made it back up to the top where Mr. Nistler was checked out by EMS and was cleared to go home to have some dinner with his lovely wife.

Moments like these remind our Search and Rescue team exactly why we do what we do.
Every call, every long hour, and every tough stretch of terrain comes down to one simple purpose — reuniting families with their loved ones.

There’s nothing more rewarding than knowing someone gets to go home, to be surrounded by the people who care about them most.

This is why we train. This is why we respond. This is why we serve.