BOZEMAN — A 64-year-old man who fell 6-8 feet while rock-climbing Sunday afternoon was rescued by Gallatin County Sheriff's Search and Rescue members.
According to a press release, on August 23 at 2:45 pm, Gallatin County 911 received a report that the man had fallen while rock-climbing on the Silver Foxes in Gallatin Canyon. The man sustained a laceration to his calf. An off-duty AMR paramedic was in the area and assisted in stabilizing the wound, then hiked to the Lava Lake Emergency Call Box to get help.
| Gallatin County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue members responded from Big Sky and the Gallatin Valley. The man was reached by short-haul, a technique where rescuers are suspended below a helicopter and flown to the patient, where they put the patient in a litter and fly them out to a safer location. The man was flown to a waiting ambulance and taken to the hospital for treatment. |
| Photos courtesy of Gallatin County Sheriff's Office |
