03/22/2025
On March 21 2025 Hancock county rescue squad was dispatched @ 6:07 pm to two juvenile males, 10 yom and 13 yom. Captain T.Seal went route to the scene and made contact with family at 6:47 pm. Once he assessed the scene. Captain T.Seal adv he needs Atv’s , and all personal and Rope teams. At that time Hawkins county rescue squad, multi county rope team from Hawkins county and Stanley Valley Fire Department K-9 team, Hancock county Ema and the closest fire departments to the scene was requested. After Unit Director B.Hickey and training Officer P.Seal made it on scene all information was gathered to start making plans for search operations. A Special thank you Handler Brad Fields and K-9 Maggie from Stanley valley fire department for doing tracking operations first while we was getting all other resources set up and staged. We would like to thank Hawkins county Rescue Squad for all members and for bringing mobile command post for radio communication and setting it up and atv’s. We would also like to thank Church Hill Rescue Squad for rope team and rope trailer also and help setting up command post and helping with mapping the area to help get ready for search operations.
While the K-9 handler was doing his 3 set of sweeps and the rope team was almost done clearing the whole cave and 1 search team was doing another sweep of the house on the inside Detective B.Evans with Hancock County sheriff’s office and Tennessee Highway Patrol Troopers was Driving back Toward the Command post the Kids came walking out of the woods and was spotted and then was reunited with there Family and later Checked out by Hancock County Ems.
And a big thank you to Senator Jessie Seal from the very start he was there to see first hand what we are trained to do and learn what it take to have a successful search operation.
Would also like to Thank
Hawkins county E-911
Hancock county E-911
Hancock county Sheriffs Office
Hancock county ems
Hancock county fire departments
Hancock county EMA
District 1 Technical Rescue Team
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Tennessee Highway Patrol Aviation
Sullivan County Ema
Stanley Valley Fire Departmen
