Coos County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue

Coos County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue A team of Search and Rescue volunteers serving the citizens of Coos County, OR. This page is not monitored 24 hours a day or 7 days per week.

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Today wanted to congratulate two K-9 teams. Cathy and Trooper and Sharon and Leela. Both teams have worked really hard f...
08/23/2025

Today wanted to congratulate two K-9 teams. Cathy and Trooper and Sharon and Leela. Both teams have worked really hard for the past couple of months training for water HRD. I'm proud to say both passed their state Certification today. Also thanks to Sarah and Chelsea for also helping with their training. Also thanks for boat operator Deputy Mcree for driving today.

Congratulations to Mary Deane and Seger. Seger passed his Canine Good Citizen evaluation today.
08/03/2025

Congratulations to Mary Deane and Seger. Seger passed his Canine Good Citizen evaluation today.

08/01/2025

Coos County Search and Rescue Team Successfully Locates Missing Person Near Highway 101

On July 28, 2025, at approximately 2:00 PM, North Coos Dispatch received a report of a missing person near mile marker 248.5 on Highway 101, off Bare Flat Road. Deputy Churchill responded promptly, gathering critical information to coordinate with the Coos County Search and Rescue Team (SART). The missing individual, Hilary, was last seen on July 27, 2025, around 2:30 PM.

Deputy Baker arrived as Incident Commander to oversee operations. SART deployed a canine unit to Hilary’s last known location, and the United States Coast Guard provided aerial support with a helicopter. The search continued late into the night, with Deputies Baker, Churchill, and SART narrowing down Hilary’s possible location. However, due to darkness and the steep, hazardous terrain, the search was suspended until the following morning.

At approximately 7:00 AM on July 29, 2025, Deputies Baker, Churchill, M.R. Smith, and multiple SART members resumed the search. By 9:50 AM, Hilary was located and safely escorted back to Highway 101, where medics from Bay Cities Ambulance were waiting. Hilary was transported to Bay Area Hospital for treatment of dehydration and minor injuries. We extend our gratitude to all agencies and personnel involved for their exceptional teamwork and dedication in successfully locating Hilary.

Great day of joint training with Curry County sheriff's Office, Curry County Sar, USFS, Curry County Aquatic safety, Six...
06/27/2025

Great day of joint training with Curry County sheriff's Office, Curry County Sar, USFS, Curry County Aquatic safety, Sixes fire Department, Coos County SAR, and Coos County Sheriff's Office.

Great water training g today. Deputy Dawg Trooper and Leela are building their skill. Thank you human Deputy Baker for d...
06/13/2025

Great water training g today. Deputy Dawg Trooper and Leela are building their skill. Thank you human Deputy Baker for driving.

We just completed an awesome training weekend. At the training Meredith Childs was awarded Volunteer of the Year. The...
05/19/2025

We just completed an awesome training weekend. At the training Meredith Childs was awarded Volunteer of the Year. The team next recognized the endless good work of Sergeant Justin Gray, as he moves on to having more responsibility in the Sheriff's Office.

05/17/2025
05/17/2025

Good training with US Coast Guard

We had a great K9 training today, working hard to serve Coos County. Thank you Sarah Barton and Chelsea Schoeppner for ...
04/28/2025

We had a great K9 training today, working hard to serve Coos County. Thank you Sarah Barton and Chelsea Schoeppner for the photos.

03/07/2025

🚨Coos County Deploys SAR in the Search for Dane Paulsen🚨

On March 7, 2025, the Coos County Sheriff’s Office deployed elements of the Coos County Search and Rescue (SAR) Team with equipment to assist in the search for two year old Dane Paulsen in Siletz, Oregon.

Dane was last seen on March 1, 2025 in rural Lincoln County. Our Coos County community understands the pain associated with this type of search and the Coos County Sheriff’s Office is proud to answer the call for assistance.

Responding SAR members are trained in, and may assist with, Overhead (planning) support, swift water rescue, drone deployment and boat operation. SAR members are assisting by relieving fatigued staff who have been tirelessly searching for days.

Coos County Cares!

03/06/2025
Coos County Sheriff’s Office SAR assisted in this search. We pray that this little one is brought home🙏
03/06/2025

Coos County Sheriff’s Office SAR assisted in this search. We pray that this little one is brought home🙏

Media Release
March 3, 2025
Search for Dane Paulsen - 4pm Update

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and partnering agencies have continued active search operations and followed up on informational tips in the search for Dane Paulsen throughout today. These efforts are ongoing with officials completing additional ground, water, and air searches. The investigation team continues to follow up on leads from community members. Official search efforts are planned through this evening and into tomorrow.

Community members are not encouraged to search during the evening hours due to decreased visibility and increased chance of injury. Community members can help by sharing official updates which can be found on our FlashAlert and page and by reporting relevant information to the tip line: 541-265-0669

So far, 311 miles have been covered and 682 acres have been searched. Of those 682 acres, community volunteers searched 230 acres, for which we are incredibly grateful.
Additionally, the following resources have been deployed during the search for Dane:
- 88 Certified Search and Rescue Members
- 4 Watercraft
- 13 Divers
- 4 Drones
- 6 Human Trailing K9s
- 40 Investigators
- More than 140 Community Volunteers

Updates will continue to be shared through FlashAlert and our social media as they become available. The next media release is expected tomorrow morning March 4, 2025, unless major updates become available sooner.

Once again, we thank our community for their compassion and assistance. Our team and the community are working to bring Dane home.

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Coquille, OR
97423

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