On Monday, a woman in her early 50s got lost in thick timber after taking two horses out for a day trip in the Dog Creek area of the Snake River Canyon.
She called her husband and reported that her GPS was leading her in the wrong direction. She had cell service, but with no headlamp and only a light jacket, she was unprepared to spend the night in the backcountry.
Her husband called and alerted Teton County Search and Rescue at about 730pm. TCSAR began coordinating with Lincoln County SAR and ultimately took the mission since the Teton County team would be able to reach the lost subject faster via Little Dog Creek. The woman said she would stay put until help arrived.
TCSAR volunteers responded to the trailhead and began hiking at 9:30 p.m. At about 12:15 AM, they reached the woman who was not injured. She was led to the trailhead about 4:30 a.m.
Not just in Jackson Hole
Tip Top Search and Rescue in Pinedale was very busy over Labor Day weekend.
On Saturday, Tip Top Search and Rescue assisted Park County Search and Rescue in rescuing two 60-year-old males stranded by Deep Lake 35 miles from the Cody Airport.
The helicopter landed at the outlet of the lake while Park County Search and Rescue members assisted both men off the mountain
After returning to Pinedale a second call was received to assist a person with heart problems at Horseshoe Lake.
On Sunday, a call-out was made for a 28-year-old man with dehydration, asthma, and vomiting.
The helicopter flew to the Tourist Creek area located the subject in a boulder field and he was short hauled.
Photo credit: Lockwood
TTSAR Helicopter staged near Deep Lake assisting Park County SAR.
