TWO PLANE CRASH RESCUERS TAKEN ILL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP33-02415A000400030050-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 28, 2000
• Sequence Number: 50
• Content Type: NSPR

Approved For Release 2000/08/16 CIA-RDP33-02415A000400030050-8
Sheri#$ to Lead
Mounted Crew In
ew Peak Assau1 t
The frigid'- slopes of Mt_
Charleston repelled f i V e
members of a sheriff's posse
rescue t e.a.rn Yesterday
m irni g'. du U efforts .~to'
i each ;the wi ep age of the
:Air . Force ' 54 `f,ti"ran port
? h t. crag Thursday,
lout i of the ea b ak.
6"1" manger Hank Hoffman
made, his wa3! back four'
men alter two of the original
eight man crew had contracted
colds fat. the'igY levels.{
z ellls Air Ford Base 'para*
mec is : y$/5 t opera d ..Ba ks
ahd 'AIC
pu lied on with another slier
iff's de uty'tO' a; int 10 miles
frD1 t e scei y o rthe crash, on
a s ddle el se to th ,peak ofd
they o.untain. . F~
A.teady uphill citnp faces,
t`h tk: epleted rescue+; a :l utt
ell horittaS esti ted that
his o>~ d. ano iae ,now nix
., , w 1. hat`; erer
?~ e': asl area,
ere'' n nd the dimmed
esterda t~}a t a re rt fthat
a~R~onifi je sc1 P en spotted.
.' st#lefoT dus ,ilaj R;'A.
that y i1e..eiyitig '? a i F1.00 : jet
fighte f over> t~rie . irreckage; he
saw rv i at ht3 , caught wzls Wt
o6n#it wit twQ~ men 'standing. be ;
t t
i
a i, lost,
ra
l33 ". je
campfires xior a,ny ;ai$ri of life
report .
Sheriff W ` $ Leypoldt %awill
com ed tha area fo T15 mini tea .l
hefore radioing in his negative
lead; a, ,5- ah mounted .posse;
fining ~i.: R iyavcku,~
grpu~ will tl~e''~ H;
Release 2000/08/16 : CIA-RDP33-02415A0G0400030050-8