Weber County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue

11/16/2025

Last night Weber County Search & Rescue along with Weber Fire responded to the Green Pond area near Snowbasin on a traumatic injury after a female was thrown from a horse. A friend who was riding with the female was able to call 911 for help. First Responders arrived and found the female in stable condition mainly because both riders were wearing helmets. The female was checked on scene and then then taken to a local hospital by friends.

06/10/2025

On June 8, 2025, Weber SAR responded to assist an injured juvenile near North Fork Park. Weber Fire and Life Flight also arrived on scene. The patient was safely transported from the area and received medical treatment for their injuries.

05/19/2025

*Global Search and Rescue Excellence Award*
Due to the remarkable leadership and dedication of the Weber County Search and Rescue team, we have received significant international recognition over the years. Recently, as a result of an exceptional rescue operation, our team was honored with a nomination for the Global Search and Rescue Excellence Awards in London, UK.
We are proud to share that our Drone Team Coordinator, Captain Kyle Nordfors, was chosen to represent Weber County SAR at the ceremony. Among many distinguished teams from around the world, Kyle was selected as this year’s “Unsung Hero” award recipient. While many SAR teams worldwide are deserving of this recognition, we are deeply honored to be selected.
A heartfelt thank you goes out to all the Search and Rescue volunteers who dedicate countless hours to serving their communities. Congratulations to Weber County Search and Rescue—this recognition is well deserved!

05/19/2025

Congratulations to the entire Weber County Search and Rescue organization for your constant dedication and efforts that lead to the nomination of this outstanding award.

Congratulations to Kyle Nordfors from Weber County Sheriff's Office who has won the UNSUNG HERO Award which is sponsored by

Captain Kyle Nordfors is a true hero who empowers countless others through his extraordinary vision and expertise in search and rescue drone technology. As the UAS pilot for Weber County SAR, his skill led to the rapid location of climber Lucas, extending his life long enough for eleven organ recipients to live. Beyond his direct actions, Kyle has revolutionised search operations, transforming hours-long searches into minutes. His tireless dedication to training SAR pilots, standardising drone operations as the MRA National UAS Chair, and globally disseminating best practices through courses and international presentations, has undeniably saved numerous lives. Captain Nordfors’s innovative leadership and selfless commitment make him an exceptionally worthy award recipient.

05/19/2025

5/17/25 Weber County Search and Rescue was called to the Lewis Peak area for a lost female hiker. It was dark and a storm was rolling in as the SAR moto team made contact with the hiker and got her off of the mountain. She was safely reunited with family.

05/19/2025

5/16/25 Weber County SAR was called out to the Taylor’s Canyon, Malan’s Basin area for the rescue of a 67- yr -old male with medical issues. The man was helped off of the mountain by the team and reported as doing well.

04/07/2025

WCSAR was called out on 4/6/2025 at approximately 8:30pm for a vehicle that had gone into Pineview. There were no injuries during this incident. Using exceptional teamwork by the climb team and support personnel, the DJI Flycart 30 was utilized to transport heavy gear up and down the cliff to the outstanding dive team to assist them in doing what they do best!

03/02/2025

02/11/2025

Thank you to Sanpete County Search and Rescue for a fantastic winter training seminar this past weekend!

02/10/2025

On Saturday, February 8, 2025, at approximately 3:07pm, our dispatch center was notified of a missing youth snowmobiler in the Franklin County Whites Canyon area. Search and Rescue was called out and responded to begin searching for the missing snowmobiler. The search went on through the entire night. Franklin County Search and Rescue, and Franklin County Sheriff's Department coordinated their search efforts with Cache County Search and Rescue and Cache County Sheriff's Department.

A storm had moved through that area making search efforts more difficult and dropping approximately 10 to 12 inches of new snow. When the storm broke and the cloud cover moved out temperatures plummeted into the negatives. Weber County was contacted in the middle of the night and they responded with crews from the Weber County Search and Rescue and the Weber County Sheriff's Department. They arrived and deployed their personnel and resources at about 2 in the morning.

A helicopter from the Utah Department of Public Safety also arrived in the area and assisted with search efforts from the sky, flying, leaving to refuel, and then returning to fly some more. They also returned on Sunday morning as efforts to locate the missing snowmobiler continued. Search efforts continued throughout the entire night and into Sunday.

Members of Franklin County Emergency Management also responded to assist with communication needs and were able to effectively link Franklin County Dispatch with Cache County radio frequencies.

Box Elder County Search and Rescue deployed their people and resources on Sunday morning, aiding in the search. On Sunday morning, the missing snowmobiler was located. He was loaded up into a UTV and transported back to the command staging location, where medical support was waiting for him. The family requested he be transported to the hospital as a precaution, where he could be further evaluated and checked.

All responders on location were audibly and visually relieved when the radio traffic came across that he was located and was okay. We want to publically thank all the responders from all the various locations, agencies, and volunteers who came and helped. We had other organizations who were on standby to bring in fresh people when needed and other resources. We live in a wonderful area with people who are dedicated to helping others in their time of need. We are especially thankful that he was reunited with his family.