This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Lost in Idaho Mountains Highlights Search Rescue History
A 1960s Idaho Department study details search and rescue efforts for lost hikers and hunters. It cites costs over $5000 from 1961 to 1963 and recalls Delford Sharpe who perished in the Owyhee Mountains after getting lost and panicking. Agencies and volunteers coordinated across sheriffs, state police, air patrols, and federal units.
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Sharpe
Delford Sharpe
Owyhee
Idaho
Oregon
Jordan Valley
Silver City
Young Sharpe
Snake River Plains
Murphy
Strone
Highway 95
Tromp
US Forest Service
US Air Force
Bureau of Land Management
SA Department of Agriculture
Mountain Home Air Force Base
Boise Hell