Victor Girl Found After Apparent Abduction

Sheriff’s deputies, Firefighters, Search and Rescue and local citizens rallied Monday evening to rescue a teen-aged girl who says she had been abducted and taken to a location east of Victor.  The Teton County, Idaho Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call shortly after 9:00 pm from a woman stating her 15-year-old daughter had called her from her cell phone saying she believed she had been hit on the head and abducted from the field just east of town where she had been moving pipe. The Victor girl, whose name is not being released, told her mother she thought she was in the mountains east of Victor.  Phone contact was established between the victim and searchers and efforts focused in the Mud Lake and Game Creek areas near Victor. Approximately 11:30 pm, searcher located the girl in the game creek area.  Sheriff’s Spokesperson Vallee Wells says the girl had suffered scrapes, bruises and bumps, and was transported to Madison Memorial Hospital where she was admitted for treatment.  Wells says the girl had no recollection of the attack or how she ended up where she regained consciousness off trail in the mountains. Sheriff’s officers are continuing their investigation at the location the girl was found, and are seeking tips from anyone who may have seen or heard something or even has suspicions about the incident.  Tips may be called in to the sheriff’s office at 208-354-2323.