Gallatin Media Center

“M” Trail Paraglider Rescue

On November 30, 2023, at 2:53pm, Gallatin County Dispatch received a call for a paraglider who had crashed near the top of the M.

Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue volunteers from the Valley Section responded to the M Trailhead. Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue Command deployed a hasty team to assess the patient’s injuries and a secondary team with a one-wheeled litter device to extract the patient.

Gallatin County Search and Rescue Heli Team was deployed on standby.

Search and Rescue teams located the patient, assessed his injuries, and safely extricated the patient to the M Trailhead. The patient was transported to Bozeman Deaconess Regional Medical Center by AMR.

Sheriff Dan Springer would like to commend the paraglider for contacting other recreationalists for help and other recreationalists for helping coordinate SAR efforts. Sheriff Springer would like to thank AMR paramedics and Bridger Canyon Fire for their joint support.

SAR Volunteers with patient packaged on the one wheel liter, ready.
SAR Volunteers treating patient.
SAR Volunteers treating patient.
SAR Volunteers treating patient.
Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office responding to M trailhead.

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