Missing 18-year-old found after night in woods
Got lost while riding ATV near Crown King
Jhon Zuluaga Ossa, 18, stands with members of the Yavapai County Search and Rescue Team after being found walking along Forest Road 362 near Crown King Monday morning, Jan. 21. The young man was riding an ATV in the area when he got lost and ran out of gas.
An 18-year-old man from Phoenix was found by rescue crews Monday morning, Jan. 21, after spending a cold night in the wooded area near Crown King.
Family and friends reported Jhon Zuluaga Ossa missing at about 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20. The young man had last been seen riding off in a white Raptor ATV near South Senator Highway and Forest Service 362 at about 4 p.m.
The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) began assembling search crews immediately and was assisted Sunday night by a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office helicopter crew, according to a YCSO news release.
The quad was found abandoned by the Yavapai County Search and Rescue Team, Southern Unit, around 8:15 a.m. Monday, YCSO reported.
About 15 minutes later, YCSO’s Rescue One Helicopter, flying the area where the quad was found, spotted the teen near Forest Road 362. The pilot landed, picked up the teen and returned him to the Mayer substation where he was checked over by fire personnel and cleared for release.
Ossa told rescue personnel he got lost Sunday and ran out of gas. He wasn’t carrying a cellphone at the time. To stave off the cold, he found an unoccupied mobile home to stay in overnight and began walking out along Forest Road 362 at daybreak.
Sign up for our e-News Alerts
- ‘Gray Death’ drug appears in Prescott Valley
- Yavapai County Superior Court judge arrested on ‘super extreme DUI’ charge
- Prescott Valley Police need help locating hit-and-run suspects
- Heavy rainfall leads to closure of numerous Prescott-area roads, low-water crossings
- Sewage overflow at Granite Creek leads to closure of park, environmental cleanup
- Need2Know: Freedom Corp Pilates cuts ribbon on Prescott Valley location; Findlay Subaru to donate $35K to Yavapai Humane Society; Fire Safety Essentials opens Prescott Valley location
- 3 separate vehicle collisions in Chino Valley, Paulden lead to fatalities, serious injuries
- Yavapai Silent Witness offering reward in high-dollar gas theft case
- Prescott releases water from Willow, Watson lakes to maintain safe lake levels
- ADOT: Prepare for wet, icy highways across AZ this week
- ‘Gray Death’ drug appears in Prescott Valley
- Police seek info about fatal collision at Willow Creek Road, Haas Boulevard in Prescott
- Highway 69 open after two-car collision causes closure in both directions near Lowes
- Yavapai County Superior Court judge arrested on ‘super extreme DUI’ charge
- Collision on Highway 69 in Prescott Friday leaves 3 seriously injured
- Thumb Butte Medical Center reopens under new ownership
- Prescott’s streets, businesses serve as sets for first of mystery movies
- ADOT announces upcoming I-17 closures
- Need2Know: Summit 4X4 Company opens Prescott Valley location; Human Bean drive-thru espresso stand coming soon to Prescott Valley; Lucy Dee’s in Prescott changes name to State 48 Hometown BBQ
- Obituary: Tyler Zachary Greene
SUBMIT FEEDBACK
Click Below to:
