10ofRods
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I just wanted to add that when Barbara Thomas went missing (she has a thread here on WS), the search radius was 1 mile. That's not unusual. In fact, it's pretty standard on many types of searches. One square mile is still an all day grid search.
SAR people are volunteers. Many are very young. Most of the older people have jobs they can't just leave (there are quite a few college professors who are SARS volunteers - I was one, once upon a time). They receive NO pay. The search has to be organized by LE, and the search radius is adjusted by the terrain.
But I'm not sure how people think a larger radius can be covered without paying people to search, providing them motels, etc, etc. These people are driving from a nearby city (probably Flagstaff) and willing to spend 1-2 full days of their free time - but unless LE establishes a camp for them, how are they supposed to keep searching? There are SO many missing people. Over half a million in the US. And not nearly enough SARS people.
Grid searches are labor intensive. They rely on volunteer labor. If they did a 3 mile radius, they must have used quite a few people.
IMO.
SAR people are volunteers. Many are very young. Most of the older people have jobs they can't just leave (there are quite a few college professors who are SARS volunteers - I was one, once upon a time). They receive NO pay. The search has to be organized by LE, and the search radius is adjusted by the terrain.
But I'm not sure how people think a larger radius can be covered without paying people to search, providing them motels, etc, etc. These people are driving from a nearby city (probably Flagstaff) and willing to spend 1-2 full days of their free time - but unless LE establishes a camp for them, how are they supposed to keep searching? There are SO many missing people. Over half a million in the US. And not nearly enough SARS people.
Grid searches are labor intensive. They rely on volunteer labor. If they did a 3 mile radius, they must have used quite a few people.
IMO.