On July 31, 2024, at 8:03am, Gallatin County dispatch received a call for an injured hiker on the Sourdough Canyon Trail. The hiker was approximately a mile and a half up the trail and was unable to walk out due to an injury to their leg.
Gallatin County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers responded to the trailhead and utilized a Side-by-side ATV to assist the injured individual in getting back to their family at the trailhead. Once at the trailhead, the subject’s family was able to transport them to follow-up medical care.
Gallatin County Sheriff Dan Springer would like to commend the individual for being well prepared on the trail, the means to contact emergency help ensured a quick response, and appropriate clothing, food, and water ensured as comfortable a wait as possible.