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#166511 - 02/05/09 05:21 PM Impressive search & rescue & recovery
bsmith Offline
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Registered: 02/15/07
Posts: 589
Loc: ventura county, ca
ok, so i'm a little bored today, but i saw this report at the morning report - use the drop down box on the right-hand side to select feb 2, 2009 and then it's the second story.

now that you have that in your mind's eye, go here for the photos . check out the 'recovery efforts' slide show just below the six thumbnail photos.

i'm impressed.
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#166552 - 02/06/09 01:57 AM Re: Impressive search & rescue & recovery [Re: bsmith]
Susan Offline
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Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 5163
Loc: W. WA
Dumb sh**!

He<< of a time to change your mind!

Daniel Lyons, 34. A name to remember. I'll have to check the Darwin Awards site occasionally.

Charge him, Dano!

Sue

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#166556 - 02/06/09 02:39 AM Re: Impressive search & rescue & recovery [Re: Susan]
Dagny Offline
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Registered: 11/25/08
Posts: 1918
Loc: Washington, DC
Surprised he didn't die of a heart attack.


Colorado National Monument (CO)
Van Recovered From Ledge Below Rim Rock Drive

On the night of Wednesday, January 21st, rangers and interagency law enforcement, fire, search and rescue personnel responded to a call for help from a Grand Junction man, Daniel Lyons, 34, who had driven his van off of Rim Rock Drive in Colorado National Monument with the intent to commit suicide. The van got caught on a rock outcropping about 120 feet below Rim Rock Drive. Lyons had a cell phone and dialed 911 at 4:30 p.m. Through the efforts of some 60 rescue personnel and first responders, Lyons was safely extricated from the vehicle in the dark at 7:30 p.m. and transported via helicopter to St. Mary's Medical Center in Grand Junction. He was hospitalized with minor injuries and is now in jail on felony charges. Last Thursday, park staff and personnel from the Giradi Crane and Rigging Company successfully recovered the 1987 Dodge van, which was still teetering on a rock ledge approximately 120 feet below the drive. Park staff were assisted by Mesa County technical search and rescue team members, a BLM incident safety officer, and an ambulance crew from Grand Junction Fire during the vehicle recovery operation. Crane company personnel used a 240-ton crane with a 97-foot boom. Both a man basket and a heavy weighted ball hook were used to rig the van before successfully lifting it out of Red Canyon. Portions of Rim Rock Drive were closed at 6:00 a.m. to allow the crane and vehicle convoy to begin to travel to Red Canyon. The crane arrived at the setup location at 7:00 a.m., then crane personnel spent another hour setting up the crane and its platform. Crane ground personnel and Mesa County technical search and rescue team members worked from a rock ledge to place safety lines and direct crane personnel descending in a man basket to chain the vehicle and ultimately to execute the recovery. The vehicle was pulled out of the canyon at 10:20 a.m. The crane and rest of the convoy vehicles left the park by 1:00 p.m. and Rim Rock Drive was reopened. A series of park photos are available to view or download from www.nps.gov/colm on the photo gallery page. Other slide shows and video can be found at www.gjsentinel.com, www.KJCT8.com , www.nbcnews11.com and www.krex.com . [Submitted by Joan Anzelmo, Superintendent]

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#166562 - 02/06/09 03:41 AM Re: Impressive search & rescue & recovery [Re: Dagny]
MoBOB Offline
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Registered: 09/17/07
Posts: 1219
Loc: here
Ring...Ring..."This the 911 center what is the nature of your emergency"

Caller: "Like, um, I'm kinda, like, you know, stuck in my van on ledge in a, uh, like really gnarly canyon."

911 Operator: "Are you injured, sir"

Caller: "No, uh, that's, like, the bummer of this whole thing. You see, I was, kinda like, you know trying to kill myself by like driving off the freakin' road and I kinda, you know, like, uh missed."

911 Operator: "Please hold........"
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#166585 - 02/06/09 04:52 PM Re: Impressive search & rescue & recovery [Re: MoBOB]
Stu Offline
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Registered: 05/16/05
Posts: 1058
Loc: Finger Lakes of NY State
Send him the rescue and recovery bill!
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#166594 - 02/06/09 06:33 PM Re: Impressive search & rescue & recovery [Re: Stu]
bsmith Offline
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Registered: 02/15/07
Posts: 589
Loc: ventura county, ca
Originally Posted By: SBRaider
Send him the rescue and recovery bill!

that was my thought too.

as a welcome home present after he gets out of jail.
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#166595 - 02/06/09 06:39 PM Re: Impressive search & rescue & recovery [Re: Stu]
symphonyincminor Offline
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Registered: 03/05/07
Posts: 7
I was curious to what felony counts he was booked on after he was rescued, so here's a link to the Inmate Information page at the Mesa County jail:

http://inmateinfo.mesacounty.us/

His information (it won't let me direct link):

Booking#: 09A716
Name#: 87063
Name: DANIEL JOHN LYONS
DOB: 10/01/1974
Charges:
# Offense# 409167 - (3604) Incest With Minor
# Bond# 164736 - (CSP) CASH,SURETY, OR PROPERTY: $60000.00

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#166597 - 02/06/09 06:44 PM Re: Impressive search & rescue & recovery [Re: Stu]
UncleGoo Offline
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Registered: 12/06/06
Posts: 390
Loc: CT
He's probably going to need a new seatcover, too. grin
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#166605 - 02/06/09 07:36 PM Re: Impressive search & rescue & recovery [Re: UncleGoo]
Susan Offline
Geezer

Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 5163
Loc: W. WA
Here's a little more info on this guy, with photo, just in case you were considering hiring him to babysit: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/18556120/detail.html#-

Sue

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#166609 - 02/06/09 08:11 PM Re: Impressive search & rescue & recovery [Re: symphonyincminor]
Leigh_Ratcliffe Offline
Veteran

Registered: 03/31/06
Posts: 1355
Loc: United Kingdom.
Originally Posted By: symphonyincminor
I was curious to what felony counts he was booked on after he was rescued, so here's a link to the Inmate Information page at the Mesa County jail:

http://inmateinfo.mesacounty.us/

His information (it won't let me direct link):

Booking#: 09A716
Name#: 87063
Name: DANIEL JOHN LYONS
DOB: 10/01/1974
Charges:
# Offense# 409167 - (3604) Incest With Minor
# Bond# 164736 - (CSP) CASH,SURETY, OR PROPERTY: $60000.00



One am sooooo glad that one is not one of the rescuer's.

One tempt's easily........
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