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CASART - 29th Activation ALLEGANY STATE PARK SEARCH CASART was notified by NYSFEDSAR of a request for Type III
searchers & Crew Bosses to search for a 92-year-old male subject, Thomas
Hamilton of Great Valley, NY. Hamilton was a former jogger who walked three
miles a day. Mr. Hamilton and his 72-year-old daughter went for a hike on
Wednesday, 11/10/10. At some point, the two got lost on the trail they were
following and couldn't find their way out. It became too dark to hike back,
so they ended up spending the night in the park. The daughter hiked back to
her car in the morning to get help because her father could not make it back
without assistance. ICP staging was at at the Summit Warming Hut
Parking Lot at 7:00 am (UTM: 17T 0689678 4666372) South of Salamanca, NY
(about 3.5 hours from Syracuse.) Searchers were told to pack for all day
assignments. CASART Crew Boss Mike Krumme responded on 11/14/10. He reported
that a large number of volunteers and numerous fire companies responded to
this very large and well organized search. No clues had been found by anyone
up to this time, and the reported last-known-point was questionable. He was
assigned as crew boss for a team of 14 firefighters from 3 departments. They
searched their assigned area, which was mostly open deciduous forest with
all leaves down, but with very steep terrain. One firefighter on the crew
turned an ankle and had to be evacuated by 3 crew members. Mr. Hamilton was
never found and the search was terminated on 11/19/10. To find out more about the team or to get a membership application write to CASART at P.O. Box 143, Inlet, NY 13360, call us at 315-357-4381, visit our web site at www.casart.org, or send email to webmaster@casart.org. ---------------------------- Note to Editors: Feel free to contact us for interviews or for further information. Thank you!
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