The following press release was sent by the Coconino County Sheriff's Office:

Flagstaff, AZ – On April 28, 2008  Coconino County Sheriff Deputy Jason Schneider was made aware of an attempt to locate broadcast that was issued on a missing endangered person and her vehicle, by the Flagstaff Police Department.  Flagstaff Police Officers received the initial call of this missing and possibly suicidal individual on Sunday. 

At about 5:09 am today, Deputy Schneider located the victim’s vehicle abandoned in a pull out near the top of the Snow Bowl Road (Forest Service Rd. 516).  A Coconino County Sheriff’s Sergeant was able to make contact with the victim by calling her on her cell phone. During the subsequent investigation the sergeant was able to determine that the victim had ingested an unknown quantity of sleeping pills and was physically incapacitated to a substantial degree.  During his conversation with the victim the sergeant was able to obtain some information regarding her surroundings. The sergeant conveyed this information to the responding deputy and eventually it led him to her exact location. 

Due to the victim’s incapacitation, her life threatening condition, and the rough terrain the deputy quickly carried her for more than ½ mile to a waiting ambulance, at which point she was rushed to the Flagstaff Medical Center.  Coconino County Sheriff Bill Pribil believes that Deputy Schneider’s quick action and his extraordinary efforts resulted in saving the victim’s life.