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Lost hunters located after spending night
in sub-freezing temperatures |
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November 17, 2014 |
by Michael Meier
Boundary County Idaho
Public Information Officer
Last Wednesday, November 12, the Boundary County
Sheriff's Office received a call at 11:00 p.m.
regarding two missing hunters.
The hunters, a father and son team, had left
home at 3:30 p.m. that afternoon with plans for
a quick hunting trip in the local area before
returning home for dinner that evening. At
around 11:00 p.m. that same night, when the
hunters had not returned, the Sheriff's Office
was notified.
All the information the Sheriff's office had for
a destination was that the hunters had left with
a half tank of gas in the vehicle, so the
Sheriff's Office concentrated their search in an
area that would be within that range.
After an extensive all night search by the
Sheriff’s Office, Boundary County Search and
Rescue, the Sheriff’s Posse, and the U.S. Border
Patrol, and with temperatures dropping into the
teens during the night, the hunters' vehicle was found on the
East side of the Dawson Ridge area around 5:30
a.m. the following morning.
The Sheriff’s Office then used the patrol car
siren as a locator beacon, and began
broadcasting for the lost hunters who responded
with three rifle shots.
At 6:30 a.m. the hunters walked out to their
vehicle and the waiting Sheriff’s Office Patrol. The
father and son team had started a fire and spent
the night staying warm by the fire. To the
surprise and relief of all, they were in great
shape.
The lost hunters stated that they had been
caught in the dark, with no GPS or navigation
equipment. Finding your way on a dark night in
the cold, in an area you do not know, is almost
impossible without the proper quipment. Building
a fire and waiting for rescue is the best plan
in this situation.
Good job Boundary County Sheriff’s Office,
Boundary County Search and Rescue, Boundary
County Sheriff’s Posse, and the United States
Border Patrol for a happy ending to a
potentially deadly situation. |
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