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South Big Horn County Search and Rescue has released the details of an incident that occurred one mile north of Shell Falls on Monday, September 11. On Monday, at 6:42 pm, the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a vehicle that was running and had the drivers door left open for several…

Update August 7, 2023: Breanna Mitchell has not been located yet, according to a Facebook post from the Washakie County Sheriff’s Office. The department is currently in the process of coordinating one last large-scale search. Sheriff Brookwell said that he has the details “ironed out” then he will share more information. Original Post: Missing Worland…

The Washakie County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing Worland woman who was last known to be in the area of Nowater Trail, past the Worland Airport. Breanna Mitchell, age 28, is 5’5″, 130lbs, has green eyes and brown hair. She was reported missing Monday, July 24 at 9:16 a.m., but was last contacted…

On Saturday July 15th, 2023, shortly after 9 A.M, Park County’s dispatch received a call of a vehicle that had been parked in the area of Newton Lakes for three days. Inside the vehicle appeared to have keys and valuables inside. The investigation revealed that the vehicle belonged to a male from Montana that had…

The Park County Sheriff’s Office Communications Division received a call Friday, July 14 shortly after 2 p.m. about a stranded and injured climber in the area of the Gardner Headwall on the Beartooth Highway. Multiple agencies in both Montana and Wyoming were dispatched to the scene in order to reach the stranded and injured climber…

The Bighorn County Sheriff’s Office wants residents to be aware of the new feature before their next strenuous outdoor excursion – especially if they might be falling down. On Feb. 20, the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office alerted residents that even if they aren’t calling for help, their new phone might be. It all has…

Both Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks make a list of the top ten national parks with the most search and rescue incidents in the last two years. The website Outforia has used publically accessible data to compile lists of the search and rescue incident numbers for all National Park Service sites between 2018 and…

Two Minnesota men are dead after their snowmobiling party was caught in an avalanche on Scotch Bonnet Mountain, north of Cooke City, Montana. Captain Tad Dykstra with the Park County Montana Sheriff’s Office shared information on two recent calls undertaken by personnel with Park County Montana Search and Rescue. Unfortunately, there was tragedy amongst the…

Yellowstone National Park’s search and recovery operations are winding down, suggesting a tragic end for Utah resident Kim Crumbo. On Friday, Oct. 8, Yellowstone National Park officials announced search and recovery efforts for 74-year-old Kim Crumbo of Ogden, Utah, have begun scaling back. Given the park’s weather over the last few weeks, a scaled-back search…

One man is dead and another missing in Yellowstone National Park after a four-day September camping trip turns tragic in the cold waters of Shoshone Lake. Yellowstone officials confirmed the discovery of a body on Monday, Sept. 20, along the shores of Shoshone Lake. The deceased man is 67-year-old Mark O’Neill of Chuamcum, Washington, who…


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