Teton County Search and Rescue responded to a very early call yesterday to assist a backcountry national forest ranger who had been injured way out at the edge of the Teton Wilderness.
Days ago, the unnamed ranger had been hit by a falling tree and suffered a shoulder injury. With the pain unrelenting, the ranger called for help at 3:19 am, prompting an interagency response between the US Forest Service, which manages the wilderness area, and search and rescue volunteers.
At 8:00 am, the interagency team consisting of two search and rescue volunteers, a Forest Service Ranger, and a pilot dispatched in a helicopter to the Hawks Rest Patrol Cabin. The cabin is just two miles from the Yellowstone National Park boundary and is in the heart of the most remote place in the contiguous United States.
Upon landing, the volunteers located the injured ranger and her dog in the patrol cabin. They assessed the patient’s injuries before loading her and the canine into the helicopter. The ranger was flown back to Jackson for additional medical attention by just after 10:00 am.
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