EBS STAFF
On Monday night, Feb. 17, Gallatin County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue located a missing person last seen snowmobiling in the Taylor Fork area.
A family member of the missing person contacted Gallatin County 911 Dispatch at 6:11 p.m., reporting that the person had gotten stuck in a lower basin area, but the group had believed they had made it out. After a couple hours of unsuccessful searching, the family called for help and GCSSAR’s Big Sky section responded, according to a Gallatin County press release.
The missing person eventually contacted 911 themselves, which provided coordinates for their location. A team of GCSSAR volunteers embarked from Sage Creek Trailhead on snowmobiles, with another team standing by at the trailhead. They located the missing person at about 8:43 p.m., and with no injuries or health concerns, escorted them to safety.
“Gallatin County Sheriff Dan Springer would like to remind all who recreate in the backcountry that not only is it a good practice to go with another person but also make sure to plan how you are going to keep in contact with each other in areas without cellular service such as a two-way radio, or GPS messaging device,” the release stated.
