Major Search & Rescue Operations - 2021

February 18, 2021 - Rangers Assist in Rescue of Injured Avalanche Victim
Teton County SAR requested that a Park Ranger medic assist as a medical provider (Advanced EMT) on an avalanche victim who was excavated, and on whom CPR was in progress on Togwotee Pass.  The ranger along with TCSAR personnel flew to the scene and landed nearby.  Return of spontaneous circulation was established in the patient. The victim was  short-hauled to Grand Teton Medic 1 which then transported the patient to an air ambulance (fixed wing) at the Jackson Hole airport.  The patient died shortly after landing in Idaho Falls.
May 2, 2021 - Injured hiker Short-hauled off Phelps Lake Trail
A 25 year old female hiking in the Phelps Lake area slipped while climbing over a downed tree and sustained a serious non-weight bearing injury to her lower leg and knee. Two rangers responded as a hasty team and hiked approximately one mile on the Woodland Trail to her location. Trail conditions were a mix of unconsolidated snow​, firm snow and dirt. Due to the variable conditions, patient size and weight, and the nature of the injuries, a helicopter short-haul was utilized to extract her. An empty rescue litter was inserted to the scene.  Rangers on scene packaged her inside the litter and extracted her via short-haul to a waiting ambulance.
June 5, 2021 - Rangers rescue stranded hiker off Paintbrush Divide
On 6/4/21 rangers responded to a Garmin inReach Activation at 2140 hrs. located at Paintbrush Divide. Two hikers were stuck at Paintbrush Divide and stranded overnight in deteriorating weather conditions (high winds and cold temperatures). Two rangers were sent to their location and arrived at 0319 hrs. They provided extensive support to the two hypothermic hikers. On 6/5/21, contract helicopter 35HX retrieved the stranded hikers and rangers from the divide starting at about 0800 hrs. 
June 21, 2021 - Injured Visitor Rescued Off Via Ferrata at JHMR
On June 21, 2021 Teton County Search and Rescue requested the Interagency Helicopter to perform a short-haul rescue of an injured client on a Via Ferrata route at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR).  The client was reported as having an isolated lower leg injury and was unable to bear weight on his injury.  Helicopter 35HX responded with 4 rangers on board to a staging area at Teton Village.  JHMR guides on-scene packaged the patient's injury and the patient was extricated from the base of the Via Ferrata route via screamer suit and one short-hauler back to the staging area.  
July 25, 2021 - Seriously Injured Climber Rescued off Open Book in Garnet Canyon  
A climber on Open Book sustained serious injuries after taking a leader fall at the top of the 1st pitch, approximately 55 meters from the base of the climb.  His partner was unable to lower him. A single rescuer was inserted into the accident scene. The short-hauler climbed a short distance up to SCHOUs location, remained on the short-haul line, inspected the existing anchor built by the climbers, clipped into the anchor, and unclipped from the helicopter. The rescuer splinted the climber's leg and they were extracted from the wall.  Another short-haul rescue of an injured hiker at Delta Lake was completed simultaneously!
August 12, 2021 - Rangers Rescue Injured Climber off Mt. Owen 
Park Rangers performed a short-haul rescue of an injured climber who fell while ascending the Koven Couloir.  The climber, a 39 year old female, was transported by helicopter short-haul to the Lupine Meadows Rescue Cache, transferred to a park ambulance, and taken to St Johns Hospital.
August 13, 2021 - Rangers Perform Two Medevacs
An injured hiker was flown out from the Upper North Fork of Granite Canyon and a trail runner suffering from heat illness was flown off Paintbrush Divide. 
August 19, 2021 - Rangers Rescue Severely Injured Hiker from Inspiration Point
A man fell approximately 60 feet off the trail near Inspiration Point and rangers on scene determined that he had sustained a head injury that warranted a short-haul evacuation.  It was executed without incident.
August 27, 2021 - Ill Prepared Climbers Rescued Off Grand Teton
Two unprepared climbers arrived on the summit of the Grand Teton at 1900 hours and needed to be rescued by 2 climbing rangers who responded from the Lower Saddle.  The rangers provided warm jackets, food and water, and then guided the 2 individuals back to the Lower Saddle without further incident by 0100 in the morning.  
August 30, 2021 - Two More Ill Prepared Climbers Rescued Off Grand Teton
A party of two requested help getting down from the summit of the Grand Teton.  They were uninjured, however, they were unwilling to descend given the icy conditions, darkness, and their unfamiliarity with the descent route.  They also stated they did not have what they needed to survive the night.  At 2140hrs they lost power to their cell phone.  A team of 2 NPS rangers departed from Lupine Meadows at 2300hrs and made contact with the party at 0515hrs the following morning.  The stranded party was short-roped from their location to the Upper Saddle at which point no further assistance was needed.
September 5, 2021 - Injured Hiker Rescued Out of Garnet Canyon
A member of a party descending off the Grand Teton sustained a broken ankle. Two Rangers hiked up and met the party to evaluate and stabilize the patient. On the morning of 9/6/2021, a short-haul rescue was performed to extract the patient and one rescuer. 
September 20, 2021 - Rangers Respond to Down Hiker
Rangers responded to a  report of CPR was in progress on a 49-year-old female on the Cascade Canyon trail, just west of the Horse Trail junction.  Four NPS rangers responded via motorized boat across Jenny Lake and then on foot to the scene with Advanced Life Support (ALS) equipment.  Three additional NPS rangers responded in the same manner with a wheeled litter and additional supplies.  Helicopter 35HX was dispatched from an incident in Yellowstone National Park. Rangers arrived on scene and took over life-saving procedures being performed by several medically trained bystanders.  ALS cardiac interventions were performed for the next hour and the patient's response remained unchanged.  After consultation with NPS medical control doctors, resuscitation efforts were ceased and the patient was pronounced dead.
September 25, 2021 - Rangers Rescue Severely Injured Hiker near Hidden Falls
On Saturday September 25, 2021 Park Rangers performed a short-haul rescue of an injured person who fell an estimated 60 feet while scrambling in steep terrain near Hidden Falls.  The 35-year-old male, was transported by helicopter short-haul to the Lupine Meadows Rescue Cache, transferred to Air Idaho Rescue, and then taken to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.  



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