With the search for retired Air Force General William McCasland now in its second week, there is still uncertainty about where he may have gone or whether he is still alive. McCasland was former commander of the the Phillips Research Site and Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base.New Mexico Search and Rescue was activated again Saturday to search the Elena Gallegos Open Space area after clothing was found just north of his home on Quail Run Court NE in the Sandia Foothills. It isn’t known whether it was clothing McCasland was wearing.Search and Rescue spokesperson Laura Dodge said that a line search on a tight grid used trained volunteers on foot and on horseback with dogs teams “just to find out if we find any more clues, if we find this gentleman or his remains, unfortunately.”The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI have been involved in the search, but so far they don’t know if they are looking in the right area, Dodge said.”It’s like we are looking for a needle in a haystack, but we don’t know what haystack we’re looking for,” Dodge said.
With the search for retired Air Force General William McCasland now in its second week, there is still uncertainty about where he may have gone or whether he is still alive.
McCasland was former commander of the the Phillips Research Site and Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base.
New Mexico Search and Rescue was activated again Saturday to search the Elena Gallegos Open Space area after clothing was found just north of his home on Quail Run Court NE in the Sandia Foothills. It isn’t known whether it was clothing McCasland was wearing.
Search and Rescue spokesperson Laura Dodge said that a line search on a tight grid used trained volunteers on foot and on horseback with dogs teams “just to find out if we find any more clues, if we find this gentleman or his remains, unfortunately.”
The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI have been involved in the search, but so far they don’t know if they are looking in the right area, Dodge said.
“It’s like we are looking for a needle in a haystack, but we don’t know what haystack we’re looking for,” Dodge said.
