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Green Valley Lake Search & Rescue

A glimpse at efforts to locate 62-year-old Dean Christy who has been missing Since January 4, 2008.


A retirement party was held for Dean Christy at Edison Elementary School in Glendale in 2002. He was joined at the festive occasion by his wife, Joan. Christy became lost when hiking January 4 and Search and Rescue personnel found his remains on April 4 near Green Valley Lake.
Dean and Joan Christy at Retirement Party
By: Christy Family Scrapbook

Dean Christy.  Photo taken at a 2005 family reunion.
Dean Christy
By: Christy Family

Dean Christy and his niece, April Gaches.  Photo taken in 2005 at a family reunion.  Mr. Christy is described as "a fine man with a heart of gold."
Dean Christy and niece
By: Christy Family

Joan Christy, wife of missing hiker Dean Christy, spoke to news media earlier this week to thank Search and Rescue Teams for looking for her husband. Today is a pivotal day in the search for the missing hiker.
Tough Decision for Christy Family
By: Michael P. Neufeld

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

02:30 PM
Missing Person flyers have been posted by Green Valley Lake merchants in hopes someone has seen missing hiker Dean Christy. Cielo Vargas from Cozy Cabin Rentals placed two of the flyers in her business on Green Valley Lake Road.
Merchants Post Missing Person Flyers
By: Michael P. Neufeld

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

09:00 AM
Joan and Kevin Christy talk with media representatives outside the Green Valley Lake command post. "Everybody here has been so positive and so supportive," Mrs. Christy told RIMOFTHEWORLD.net.
Hikers Family Appreciates Support
By: G.T. Houts
10:00 AM
Kevin and Joan Christy meet media members Tuesday outside Fire Station 129 in Green Valley Lake to talk about 62-year-old Dean Christy. Christy became disoriented in the fog on January 4 launching a massive search and rescue effort.
Family Members Meet the Press
By: G.T. Houts
10:30 AM
San Bernardino County firefighters drove snow cats shuttling search and rescue teams in and out of the search grid near Green Valley Lake on Tuesday.
Firefighters Shuttle Search Crews
By: G.T. Houts
10:50 AM
Corporal Bryan Lane told missing hiker Dean Christy
A Search Until Recovery
By: Michael P. Neufeld

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

02:50 PM
San Diego Mountain Rescue
Searcher Calls Conditions Extremely Severe
By: Michael P. Neufeld
03:10 PM
Captain Vance Tomaselli from San Bernardino County Fire Station 15 in Angelus Oaks shuttles Search and Rescue Teams in and out of the Green Valley Lake search grid for missing hiker Dean Christy.
Snow Cats Play Key Role in Rescue Efforts
By: Michael P. Neufeld
03:15 PM
Snow Cat 49, assigned to Fawnskin/Big Bear Valley, was involved Wednesday in recovery efforts in a remote area near Butler Peak following the crash of a small airplane that claimed the life of Dean William Carson.
Snow Cat 49 Involved in Plane Crash Recovery
By: Michael P. Neufeld
03:15 PM
About 3:00 pm Wednesday single person tracks were found near Forest Service Road 2n13 near Green Valley Lake Campground. Search and Rescue Teams were shuttled to the area but were unable to determine the origin of the tracks.
Tracks Found Near Forest Service Road 2n13
By: Michael P, Neufeld

Thursday, January 10, 2008

02:45 PM
San Bernardino County Sheriff\
Pilots Prepare Helicopter for Search
By: Michael P. Neufeld
02:45 PM
San Bernardino County Sheriff
Pilots Prepare Helicopter for Search
By: Michael P. Neufeld
02:55 PM
San Bernardino County Sheriff
King-6 Departs Calvary Chapel Landing Zone
By: Michael P. Neufeld
03:00 PM
Aviation units from the San Bernardino County Sheriff
Aviation Search Continues for Missing Hiker
By: Michael P. Neufeld

Saturday, January 12, 2008

02:00 PM
Search & Rescue vehicles line the street in front of the Fire Station on Saturday January 12.
Command Post for Christy search
By: Kristin Sherwood, Valley of the Falls SAR
02:50 PM
Kelsie, a California Rescue Dog Association certified search dog, is one of six added to search efforts near Green Valley Lake for missing hiker Dean Christy on Saturday. Tricia Brandon from the Mt. Pinos Nordic Ski Patrol, is the handler for the 5-year-old Border Collie.
Search Dogs Added to Search Effort
By: Michael P. Neufeld
03:00 PM
The US Forest Service and San Bernardino County Sheriff
Residents Only Restrictions In Place
By: Michael P. Neufeld
03:05 PM
Members of the Citizens On Patrol staff temporary road closures near Green Valley Lake. Residents only are allowed past the closure as Search and Rescue Teams try to find missing hiker Dean Christy.
Citizens On Patrol Staff Road Closures
By: Michael P. Neufeld
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