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Ohio Attorney General Posts 2023 Missing Children Status Report
May 25th has come and gone, with barely a ripple in the media supporting public awareness of National Missing Children's Day. Every year,...
May 24, 20242 min read


Ohio Special Response Team Receives Award from Richland County Sheriff
Tuesday, 23 January, 2024 – Mansfield, Ohio – Eleven members of the Ohio Special Response Team Search and Rescue Units received awards...
Jan 23, 20242 min read


OSRT - Stepping Missing Persons Searches Up to The Next Level of Effectiveness
A child disappears from a campground. A senior with dementia wanders away from home. A teenager leaves a late-night party and drops off...
Jan 1, 20244 min read


OSRT Team Conducts Successful Search in Mansfield
OSRT personnel assist in transferring Jeffery from the extraction litter to the squad bed. Members shown: Jeremy Artzner, Denise Kroger,...
Sep 14, 20231 min read


Hug-a-Tree Program Can Save Lost Children
On Saturday, March 4, Ohio Special Response Team (OSRT) Captain Bill Menker presented a “Hug-a-Tree and Survive” program to a group of...
Mar 1, 20231 min read


OSRT Units Conduct Search for Missing Ashland Ohio Man
Mr. Timothy Metcalf of Ashland, Ohio went missing from his home late in the evening of Monday, February 20th, 2023. Search teams were...
Feb 3, 20231 min read


OSRT Search and Rescue Captain Plays Vital Role in Locating Two Missing Toddlers
Cletus Payne, Captain of Ohio Special Response Search Unit 2, recently deployed as a Troy Township Fire Fighter to Truman Village Mobile...
Jan 3, 20232 min read


Land SAR - OSRT Personnel Complete Advanced Search and Rescue Training
Multiple members of the Ohio Special Response Search & Rescue Team recently completed the Basic Inland SAR Course (BISC) hosted by the...
Dec 1, 20221 min read


Search and Rescue Captain Obtains Advanced Mission Credential
Ohio Special Response Team (OSRT) Captain Bill Menker has completed his Instructor Level Credential in Lost Person Behavior (LPB) through...
Jan 5, 20222 min read


Search and Rescue Team Member Joins Medina County Child Abduction Response Team
Ohio Special Response Search and Rescue Team member Alan Plastow has joined the Medina County Child Abduction Response Team (C.A.R.T.).
Jul 19, 20211 min read


Ohio Special Response SAR Team Helps Locate Missing Teen
The Ohio Special Response Search and Rescue Team thanks the Uniontown, Ohio Police Department for allowing us to manage the on-site...
Apr 12, 20191 min read


OSRT Search and Rescue Team Members Certified in Lost Person Behavior/Reflex Tasking Search Methods
Mansfield, Ohio – More than 30 members of the Ohio Special Response Search and Rescue Team have qualified for the internationally...
Apr 30, 20182 min read
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