Bob Bement
Pattern Altitude
I have been away from the computer for a while. I had a call from the The Malheur county dispatch. The Sheriff wanted me to fly to look for a lost two year out boy. He was missing out in the sagebrush country of eastern Oregon. I flew along with a deputy the 50 miles to an area called McNultys reservoir. I flew for about 1 hours and 20 minutes, without any luck. By this time it was getting dark, as the call didn't come until about 8:00 PM. They searched all through the night to no avail. I got another call at 5:58 the next morning wanting to know if I could fly again. I flew another 3 hours an 30 minutes on the second day and the two year old was still missing. A young girl on a horse finally found him after he had been missing for 16 hours. He was tired, scratched, and thirsty, but otherwise in good shape. He had wandered away from his grandmother. Some of the searchers had spotted a cougar in the area of the search. Very luck little guy. I was a little tired from that low level flying.
