IDAHO COUNTY – On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at approximately 11:15 p.m., Idaho County Dispatch received a call requesting assistance for an injured person approximately 1/4 mile from the Weir Creek Trailhead off of Highway 12.
According to a press release from the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office, the caller advised dispatch that a 17-year-old female had fallen 200 feet down an embankment into the creek.
Due to weather, rescue and medical helicopters were unable to respond.
Personnel from multiple units responded and after arriving on scene were able to reach the woman on foot and get her back up to the trail. The woman was then transferred to the Kooskia ambulance which was staged at the Weir Trailhead before being taken to the hospital in Missoula, MT.
Idaho County Sheriff Doug Ulmer would like to thank the Idaho County deputies who responded, the Idaho State Police, US Forest Service Powell Division 7 fire personnel, the Kooskia Ambulance, Lowell QRU, the Idaho Transportation Department, and Grangeville Mountain Rescue Unit for their unwavering dedication in helping in any emergency situation in Idaho County.
