hunters lost in New Mexico

[TX CHICKEN]

The state can’t find a chopper to help?? Something weird about this. I hope that somehow this isn’t a true story but prayers up just in case it is.

[Iehooligan11b]

I’m not too familiar with logistics on things like this but how does the state or local government not have a bird for search and rescue?

[Slick8]

I’m not too familiar with logistics on things like this but how does the state or local government not have a bird for search and rescue?

Agreed. Kirtland AFB has about 2 dozen helicopters and I know from serving there we did occasionally get involved with civilian rescues.

They have the equipment and qualified Para Rescue men on site.

[Landrover]

Ouch......prayers for all involved!

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[Bullydog]

You should forward this to www.alamogordonews.com/ and see if they have heard anything about it. Nothing on their site in regards to this I could find. Seems the state would be all over this. Seems to be a fairly good size city news site, very close to the hunting unit they describe.

[Kdog]

If they are truly lost I pray they are found. Seems really fishy though. As Uncle Saggy mentioned, a few interesting things out there on the internet....

[Uncle Saggy]

Sure hope this isn’t real.
Prayer sent

[asu-indian]

I don't know if it's fishy or not but my family and I are snowed in, in
Ruidosa, unit 34 with 15 inches +.

[TX03RUBI]

I’ve got a few buddies that fly choppers. It seems that their rigs aren’t set up to fly at 8000+ altitude. Not sure how much more expensive that makes things though.

[Dirtymike]

I am not finding anything with google.

[mrc]

I sure hope this isn't true because after 4 days the outcome cant be good, but Google says this might be a bit fishy. If this is the case they are way short of their goal.

[pigstika1978]

Prayers sent

[J Wales]

There are a lot of questionable things about this situation. I have spent a lot of time in unit 34 over the last 40 years, and I have never seen more than 18” of snow fall there. Checking the Cloudcroft snow levels, they have 10-15”. Curtis Canyon is about 1000 feet lower in elevation than Cloudcroft and likely has less snow. It is highly unlikely that anywhere in the unit has anywhere near 3-5 feet of snow.
There is also a nice road in Curtis Canyon and quite a few cabins around. On top of that, there is no public land cow season open right now. They could be hunting with private land only tags, but then they would have to be on that private land.

I’m hope I am right and nobody is lost.

[Z7X]

Google search was interesting

Yes looking up the name of the guy leads to some interesting stuff but nothing about a missing person with three kiddos. Only a gofundme page.....

[CRM_95]

https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/crime/2018/12/28/carlsbad-family-missing-near-mayhill-cloudcroft/2431336002/