The Search
Search and rescue was carried out by the local Sheriff’s department and the nearby McGhee Tyson Airbase sent a military Blackhawk helicopter to help them. The search started really quickly after James Lee Berrong got the phone call from the parents of Kaydon Leach.
Searching Everywhere
Aside from recruiting the helicopter to find Kaydon, a ground operation was also conducted by a search and rescue team that included nearly 100 first responders who covered 2,000 acres of remote mountainous terrain.