On Thursday, January 4, 2024, at 4:21 p.m., the West Yellowstone Police Department dispatch center received a 911 call regarding a snowmobiler who had struck a tree and suffered a head injury. The crash location was 4 miles west of West Yellowstone near Junction 8.

Volunteers from Gallatin County Search and Rescue in West Yellowstone, Hebgen Basin Rural Fire Department, and the West Yellowstone Police Department responded to assist with the rescue.

Rescuers arrived on scene and made contact with the patient who was bleeding heavily from a gash above one eye. Rescuers quickly packaged and transported the patient to a waiting HBFD ambulance. The HBFD ambulance crew then transported the patient to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center for evaluation.