Lost Person Behavior: A search and rescue guide on where to look - for land, air and water
Robert J. Koester first joined the Appalachian Search & Rescue Conference in 1981. He holds an MS in neurobiology from the University of Virginia. He has contributed seminal research on lost person behavior (beginning with an initial emphasis on dementia) and created the International Search and Rescue Incident Database (ISRID). An incident commander and instructor for the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, and president of the Virginia Search and Rescue Council, Robert has also worked for the United States Coast Guard, National Park Service, and Federal Emergency Management Agency. He is the author of numerous books and articles on search and rescue and an international presenter/trainer.