BCSO duo receive award for Sandia Tram rescue

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Two members of the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, who were killed in a helicopter crash last month, received national recognition for a past rescue mission. As part of the 27th annual Teledyne FLIR 2022 Vision Awards, Undersheriff Larry Koren and Lieutenant Fred Beers received the Life Saver Award. Virgin Galactic ‘astronaut campus’ coming to New MexicoThe BCSO duo won the award for their rescue of 21 passengers who were stuck on the Sandia Peak Tr