November 1, 2024 3:50 a.m.  

A Sutherlin woman was rescued from the wilderness area outside of Reedsport on Wednesday.

A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said 43-year-old Mandy Greer had been picking mushrooms in the vicinity of Camp Creek Road east of Loon Lake on Tuesday afternoon. She and her significant other had only planned to be out for a few hours.

Just before 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, dispatchers received a call from her companion advising that they had split up while picking mushrooms, and Greer hadn’t returned to their shared vehicle as planned.

Deputies and Search and Rescue responded and spent several hours searching for Greer in response to this report. Search efforts included ground, fixed wing aircraft and drone work. A drone operator identified potential heat signatures, but searchers did not locate Greer. Efforts were paused in the early morning hours.

The report said on Wednesday, Douglas County Search and Rescue received resources from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue to assist in search efforts which resumed at 7:00 a.m.

At approximately 9:15 a.m., a deputy was able to make voice contact with Greer who responded to the deputy’s siren sweep. Searchers learned that Greer was injured and would need assistance in extracting her from the forest. When rescuers located Greer, it was determined she had suffered a non-life-threatening injury and was cold and wet.

Rescuers provided first aid, food and hot tea before assisting Greer to the roadway where she was transferred to the care of EMS providers.

An Oregon State Police air unit, Sutherlin Police and Umpqua Valley Ambulance also assisted in the search effort.