At 1247 hours the Team was called to assist with a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) activation on the Laurel Lakes Road below the Laurel Lakes. The Team responded to the intersection of the Sherwin Creek Road and the Laurel Lakes Road, and a field team began the approach to the coordinates provided by the PLB.
The field team and the Polaris Ranger returning to base.
Due to the difficulty of the road, the field team used the 6-wheel drive Polaris Ranger UTV for transport. The field team encountered two motorcycle riders in the vicinity of the reported coordinates, and learned that one of the riders was carrying a PLB, and that he had inadvertently activated it. It was determined that the rider did not need assistance, and the field team returned to base. The rider apologized for the trouble caused by his inadvertent PLB activation. The operation was terminated at 1408 hours.
The motorcycle riders checking in at rescue base on their way out.
IC: Pelichowski Ops Leader: Bush Responders: Thompson, Buchanan, Patterson, Quiring, Evans, Knight, Cucura, and Endo.