About WSI

Trey Werner

Trey Werner is the Founder/Executive Director of Wilderness Search Investigations (WSI), launched in 2021, which was created to help families find closure for missing outdoor enthusiasts after official searches are called off.

An industry vet, Trey has over 22 years of experience in search and rescue, first aid, and mountaineering and has served as a leader and in operations support for Snohomish County Search and Rescue in a variety of positions.

Trey has had many trainings and has certifications including, Search and Rescue Planning and Search Theory along with Search Management Systems, and he has had mountaineering first aid experience.

Besides running Wilderness Search Investigations, Trey is very active within his community and is a Ham radio operator for the Auxiliary Communications Service of Snohomish County and was a backcountry camp host for ten years with the US Forest Service.