On Friday, October 5, 2018, at about 1:15 p.m., the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Coordinator, Deputy Mike Burns, reported a missing person, Mr. Jason Cantrall, 46, of Crescent City, CA was found deceased by search personnel assigned to the operation. Search and Rescue team members from numerous jurisdictions were searching for Mr. Cantrall after he was reported missing by a companion on October 1, 2018 at about 4:43 p.m. According to his companion, Mr. Cantrall was last seen on September 30, 2018, at about 7:00 p.m., in the Beaver Creek area and United States Forest Service, an area located about 39 miles northwest of Yreka.
Mr. Cantrall was the subject of a multi-agency search effort that was launched shortly after he was reported missing. A California Air National Guard helicopter crew observed the body from the air and when a rescue crew member (a Para-Rescue Jumper) responded to render aid, it was discovered the man was deceased. Deputy Burns, conducting a ground search in the area other Search and Rescue members, responded to the scene and the body was positively identified as the missing man, Mr. Cantrall. Mr. Cantrall’s next-of-kin was notified shortly after he was positively identified.
Mr. Cantrall reportedly had a medical condition. He was hunting in the area in recent days with a female companion. After he was reported missing, his pick-up truck was found by deputies abandoned and unlocked, which prompted an extensive search of the remote area in vicinity of Beaver Creek. Search and Rescue team members included Siskiyou County Search and Rescue volunteers and a number of search personnel from Jackson, Josephine, and Klamath Counties in Oregon. Additionally, 15 to 20 family and friends of the missing man conducted searches in the area. Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by a fixed-wing aircraft coordinated through the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. El Dorado, Butte, Del Norte, Humboldt, Marin, and Shasta County Search and Rescue personnel joined in the Search and Rescue effort. Bay Area Mountain Rescue and the California Rescue Dog Association assisted as well.
Several canine teams were deployed in the search effort. 30+ SAR personnel were deployed on-scene, including members of the California-Oregon Search and Rescue organization, which frequently respond to cross-border search missions in Oregon and California as partners. The California Army National Guard also deployed a helicopter and crew to assist with the search effort but was later relieved by the California Air National Guard helicopter crew, both of which proved very effective searching the rugged, remote terrain. The California Highway Patrol also assisted with the deployment of a helicopter from their Northern Division in Redding.
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