Missing hunter found safe

October 23, 2016

A local hunter was found safe this morning, walking out on his own after spending a chilly night in the woods off Giles Connection Cutoff. Thomas Dyott, 58, was reported missing by his wife Saturday evening, who expressed concerns that her husband had medical issues. Dyott's pickup was located be sheriff's deputies near midnight about three miles up Giles Connection not far from the Camp Nine Road intersection, and personnel from Boundary Search and Dive Rescue, Boundary Volunteer Ambulance and North Bench Fire were called out at 12:07 a.m. to begin the search over rough and swampy terrain. At about 3:18 a.m., a rescue helicopter from Two Bear Air, Whitefish, Montana, joined the search, and the Air Force Search and Rescue Unit, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, was gearing up to join in as well. At about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, a call went out for all available Boundary County firefighters to join in the search, and personnel from throughout the county interrupted their Sunday mornings to respond. At about 9:30 a.m. a sheriff's deputy spotted Dyott walking down the road toward where he'd parked his truck. Dyott was tired and suffered a broken finger, but was otherwise in good shape, and refused medical treatment. Within minutes, a sheriff's dispatcher notified his worried wife that her husband was safe.