Local first responders and various government agencies banded together in search of 65-year-old Juan Salas.
Last Wednesday, May 1, the Department of Public Safety took to social media to inform the community that 65-year-old Gualo Rai resident had been reported missing by his loved ones.
The first day of the search for Salas, which officially began Wednesday, yielded no results, but first responders and government agencies involved planned to continue their search on Thursday.
Salas, who is 5’9 about 235 lbs with brown eyes, was reportedly last seen at his residence wearing a shirt, black jean shorts, and black slippers.
After the missing person report had been disseminated to the public, first responders began the search soon after.
Saipan Tribune
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Seven fire engines. Seven ambulances. Two Advanced Life Support units. Three rescue trucks and two utility transport vehicles. Add four skis and two boats for ocean emergencies, and that is everything that the Guam Fire Department owns in its active fleet of emergency responding vehicles.
And although the number of calls that GFD expects to take this year is thousands less than the year before, the number is still mind boggling.
Residents have averaged about 60 calls per day, and about 1,850 per month. That’s about 22,000 calls they expect to take this year.
“We could always use new vehicles and we need them at times,” said Lt. Nick Garrido, spokesman for the department. “There’s wear and tear due to roads, the hard water and other components within the pump system, and the normal wear and tear on the vehicles.”
Pacific Daily News
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