Search and Rescue aids injured horseback rider up Buffalo Horn Creek

EBS STAFF

On Sept. 16 at 2:26 p.m. Gallatin County 911 Dispatch received a call about an injured horseback rider who was bucked off a horse about two miles up Buffalo Horn Trail south of Big Sky. Volunteers from Gallatin County Search and Rescue, Big Sky Team, Big Sky Fire Department and Covered Wagon Ranch employees responded to the Buffalo Horn Creek Trailhead to help the rider, who had reportedly sustained injuries to their leg, arm and back.

After driving a UTV as far up the trail as was safe, Search and Rescue members continued on foot to reach the patient and provide first aid. They packaged the patient into a mechanized one-wheeled litter and extracted them to an awaiting Big Sky Fire Ambulance. The patient was stabilized and then transported to Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center for further treatment, according to a social media post from Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue.

In the social media post, Sheriff Dan Springer thanked the rescue team and employees of Covered Wagon Ranch for their help. He also reminded recreationalists of the importance of having a communication device with fully charged batteries when recreating in the backcountry in case of an emergency.