Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council Search and Rescue Team
On February 19, 1955 a TWA plane bound for Santa Fe Crashed in the Sandia Mountains. The following day several members of the New Mexico Mountain Club, along with other volunteers assisted the New Mexico State Police in the recovery effort. From this core group, the Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council was eventually found. The team filled a need for an organized SAR capability in the Albuquerque A
Strong work Monday night/ Tuesday morning from Albuquerque Mountain Rescue, , Jemez Volunteer Fire Department and Los Alamos Auxiliary Fire Brigade in extracting a hiker who suffered a 100-ft fall in the Jemez Mountains. After teams scrambled through steep, unstable mountain terrain to the cliff bottom, a Sandoval County sheriff's department helicopter hovered to light the scene during patient treatment. Due to the terrain and severity of injuries, was requested. A smooth hoist was conducted, and teams were out of the field by 5 a.m. A strong unified command of New Mexico rescuers resulted in a good patient outcome that could have very easily gone another way.
Also, thank you to Los Ojos Saloon for the breakfast burritos!
04/05/2026
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500 4th Street NW Suite 102 PMB 1928
Albuquerque, NM
87153
