Lakes Region Search & Rescue (LRSAR)

Lakes Region Search & Rescue (LRSAR) was formed in 2019 to respond to a need for assistance on wilderness search and rescue missions in the Southern White Mountains and Lakes Region of New Hampshire. The team assists Fish and Game in their role as SAR coordinators in the state and promotes safe outdoor recreation through community outreach. Our team is activated through call outs from Fish and Game. LRSAR started as a 3-season team quickly growing to around 70 volunteer members. That first year we were called on 25 missions and had just over 100 responses. We added a dedicated winter team in 2021 whose members are capable of responding at any time in any weather on any terrain below tree line and outside of avalanche terrain.