Saturday, December 7th, 2024, at 4:05 a.m. (PT), we received a request for help with an offroad recovery in Oregon. The requester, Quaid Busk, submitted the following information: “Outside of Prineville, Oregon. National Forest Road 350. Black, Ram 1500 Rebel truck, 4×4. Slid off the side of the road into some deep snow and could not get the truck back up onto the main road due to the embankment. We had to leave the truck there overnight tonight (12/7). The truck is not damaged. / I’m not with the vehicle“
Our administrator, Al Fontan, contacted the requester and verified the contact information provided, GPS location, and current situation before sending the request to local volunteers. In this particular recovery, we contacted volunteers within a 45-mile radius.
From the group of volunteers, Gerald Nichols stepped up to assist. The recovery was scheduled for the following morning. At 9:30 a.m., Gerald sent this update: “Got ahold of him. Got a plan set and will post pics on the FB page when done.”
By 1:30 p.m., the request was successfully closed, and Gerald had helped Quaid out. We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to Gerald for his outstanding effort. We’re still waiting on some photos or additional notes from him and hope he’ll check his email to provide more details soon.
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