May 12 2012
A number of local emergency responders, including North Valley Rescue, were called out to help with a woman who took a tumble into the Flathead River yesterday . . . A woman in her 30s was rescued after falling out of her kayak Friday afternoon on the Flathead River. According to Brian Heino, search and [...]
Apr 11 2012
Larry expands on his previous comments about the importance of proper search and rescue snowmobile training, even in areas normally closed to motorized transport . . . Most of the North Fork, north of Canyon Creek, is now closed to snowmobilers. There are some exceptions, where unplowed roads are open. I stand by my statement [...]
Jan 15 2012
Here’s a little North Fork area search and rescue action . . . Two cross-country skiers were rescued Sunday from the remote North Fork area of Glacier National Park after spending the night lost and stranded in the backcountry during a winter storm. A husband and wife from Kalispell, ages 46 and 39 respectively, sent [...]
Dec 13 2011
This is a pretty big deal, with potentially significant impact on search and rescue operations in Flathead County, including the North Fork . . . FEAR is in the air. In this case, FEAR is not a formless feeling of terror, but Flathead Emergency Aviation Resources, a new nonprofit organization designed to give wings to [...]
May 26 2011
A tale of extreme hiking from a press release posted today on the Glacier Park web site . . . Officials at Glacier National Park were contacted by the wife of an overdue hiker on Wednesday morning, May 25, 2011. Richard Layne, 59 years old and from Helena, was issued his backcountry permit on May [...]
