[Wasagdu] Carson May, recovery

[Becky Frankeberger]

Seeing Eye graduate Mike May's son Carson went missing while skiing at
Sugarbowl on January 14th, 2016. He has not yet been found. Here's an update
from Mike May that was posted on  his son's memorial fund page at:

https://www.gofundme.com/carsonmaymemorial

 

UPDATE #1 

 

Our deepest thanks to everyone who has sent cards, emailed, commented on FB
and contributed to Carson's GoFundMe campaign.

 

It has now been 4 weeks since the massive search was launched for Carson
May. The search has changed from search and rescue to search and recovery. 

 

There have been a couple leads, which have resulted in 3 more searches and
digging in the deep snow but with no success.

 

At the same time that I am researching and learning about early rescue
technologies, I am also looking for ways to find a body deep under snow
assuming

we have a likely location. One possibility is Ground Penetrating Radar. This
is typically used to locate pipes and wires under streets but there is a
version

that is used on the snow. This radar can scan through snow up to 10 feet or
so. We are considering giving this a try.

 

I have to believe that there are other options as Carson is not the first
person to be lost under deep snow. There were 11 avalanche deaths in the US
in

January alone and Carson wasn't listed as one of them. Searching in snow is
obviously different than searching under rubble from earthquakes. It is a
huge

problem so I believe there is something out there I have not learned about
yet.

http://www.avalanche.org/accidents.php

 

Our thanks to everyone who sent suggestions and links to information. It
takes a village to solve problems like search and rescue and recovery if
necessary.

 

I have purchased two devices for our son Wyndham to test out of my pocket.
One is a conventional avalanche beacon called the Arva Neo. After
researching

the Spot and Delorme InReach satellite tracking devices, I ordered the
InReach Explorer. Wyndham can test these in back country snow areas as well
as when

he is working for the Forestry department this summer in Tahoe.

 

I will continue to provide periodic updates as well as posting relevant
links on the SAR link of 

http://www.CarsonMay.org

 

Hugs and thanks to everyone!

Carson's dad and family

 

Carson went missing while skiing at Sugarbowl on January 14th, 2016 and has
not yet been found. Traditional search and rescue efforts were monumental,

but not successful. Several technologies could not be deployed quickly
because of privacy limitations, jurisdictional issues, and lack of prompt
availability. 

 

Our goal is to ensure that future search teams are aware of, and have quick
access to, state of the art SAR technology tools. Details about Carson's
search

and information about the resources we discover will be posted at 

www.carsonmay <http://www.carsonmay> 

http://www.CarsonMay.org

 

Carson would be the first to rant about how bad the tech was in this
situation and how we could make it better for someone else in the future. If
we save

one life, we are successful and we honor Carson.

 

-With love from Carson's dad and family 

 

 

 

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