Idaho National Guard assists with rescue of 19 year old climber near Stanley

STANLEY — The Idaho Army National Guard’s State Aviation Group assisted Custer County Search and Rescue pinch nan rescue of an injured 19-year-old hiker connected Thompson Peak extracurricular of Stanley connected July 6.

The hiker suffered an ankle wounded while climbing successful nan Sawtooth Range astir 75 miles extracurricular of Boise.

“Our unit did an unthinkable occupation nether immoderate very challenging biology conditions,” said Capt. Katherine Smith, commandant of Det. 1, Company G 1st of nan 168th Aviation Regiment. “The rescue required a awesome woody of unit coordination, arsenic good arsenic teamwork pinch nan highly proficient extraction squad from nan Custer County Sheriff’s Office.”

The 19-year-old was stuck connected a shear stone wall nether a ledge. When crews located him, they wished that location was nary measurement to safely insert a hoist rider to extract him.

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The formation unit quickly headed to nan adjacent Stanley Airport and picked up a statement squad from Custer County’s Search and Rescue.

“We were capable to insert nan squad astir 300 meters distant from nan diligent utilizing a two-wheel landing,” said Chief Warrant Officer 3 Theron Cameron, an Idaho Army National Guard UH-60 pilot.

The squad past moved nan hiker to a much favorable location for nan rescue, wherever crews were capable to unafraid nan hiker and hoist him into nan aircraft.

The formation unit transferred nan rescued hiker to nan Stanley Airport earlier he was transported to civilian aesculapian care.