MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop B Headquarters, 308 Pine Crest Drive, Macon, MO 63552


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sgt. Brent J. Bernhardt
660-385-2132
B15106
October 30, 2015

EMPHASIS: Patrol Helicopter Rescues Missing Ralls County Resident Using Short Haul Rescue

At approximately 1 p.m. October 28, 2015, the Ralls County Sheriff’s Department and New London Police Department requested Troop B officers to assist them in locating a missing 38-year-old Ralls County man. The man had been reported missing since Sunday, October 25, 2015, and was believed to be in rural Southeast Ralls County. Troop B officers and Patrol helicopter 90MP responded to assist in the search. At approximately 3 p.m., the Patrol helicopter located the missing person a short distance from his vehicle west of Frankford, MO, near Spencer Creek in an extremely remote area. Due to the terrain, emergency crews were unable to respond to the man’s location. Thus, the Patrol dispatched its short haul rescue helicopter 93MP from Jefferson City. At 4:45 p.m. helicopter 93MP extracted the missing man and transported him to a safe location where emergency personnel were waiting. Survival Flight transported the man, who suffered from the effects of being exposed to the elements, to University Hospital in Columbia, MO.

Approximately 63 percent of Missouri fatal crash victims who are required to be restrained are NOT at the time of the traffic crash. The Patrol urges motorists to protect themselves and their passengers by making sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Join us in supporting the Drive To Zero Highway Deaths. Watercraft operators should ensure that everyone in the vessel is wearing an approved life jacket. Click It 4 Life And Wear It!!





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