Teen rescued by sled in Fremont County backcountry
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FREMONT COUNTY — Emergency crews got a hurt Island Park teen out of the Targhee Creek area on Monday.
Fremont County Search & Rescue was dispatched to help Island Park Emergency Medical Services transport a 15-year-old with an injured leg from the site of a snowmobile crash around 11:40 p.m.
EMS had requested a medical helicopter out of Rexburg to fly the patient, but weather conditions grounded the chopper in Ashton, according to a news release from Search & Rescue.
A Fremont County deputy took two flight crew members from the helicopter to the ambulance waiting at Big Horn Hill Estates. Due to the terrain and low visibility, Search and Rescue took the patient by banana sled to a Med Sled. The teen then rode the Med Sled — a less painful ride — to the ambulance, and from there to the hospital.
The rescue operation took more than two hours.
The extent of the teen’s injuries are unknown, Search and Rescue said.