Family calls for help after getting message about injured hunter stuck in Idaho woods
A family member called rescuers after getting a message from a satellite communicator about their loved one who was injured in the Idaho wilderness, deputies said.
The woman had fallen and broken her leg while bowhunting Sept. 30 in the Glade Creek area, the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.
Her brother-in-law got a message through an inReach device saying she had been injured and needed help, deputies said. Then he called authorities requesting help.
The inReach device uses a satellite network to communicate with others when there isn’t a cell service. An SOS message can also be activated on the device.
Rescuers found the injured woman about 200 yards off-trail in the wilderness and about 2.5 miles from the highway during a heavy rainstorm, deputies said.
Other hunters helped authorities carry the woman to the trail, where she was then wheeled to an ambulance, deputies said.
“Idaho County Sheriff Doug Ulmer wishes to thank everyone for their swift and excellent response to helping a citizen in need. We wish her a speedy recovery!” the sheriff’s department said in the post.
The Glade Creek area is about 270 miles north of Boise.
