Grand Teton National Park rangers aided an injured hiker in Avalanche Canyon Monday evening, and transported her from the area to a local medical facility. Millie Jimenez, 24-year old female from Moose, Wyo, was returning from a hike in Avalanche Canyon with a friend late Monday afternoon, October 12. Jimenez lost her footing as she descended a rock slab area. She tumbled approximately 25 feet, and then fell another 20 feet, landing on a steep and rocky slope. Continue Reading →
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Rangers assist injured Grand Teton climber
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Rangers in Grand Teton National Park assisted a climber who was injured Tuesday when a large boulder dislodged and rolled over his arm. Tucker Zibilich, 26, of Jackson, Wyoming and was injured while hiking with a partner. The two were on their descent after making a day trek to the Upper Saddle of the Grand Teton, elevation 13,285 feet. Continue Reading →
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Grand Teton rangers aide 80-year-old kayaker
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Just before noon on Thursday, September 4, Grand Teton National Park rangers and park paramedics responded to a boat accident with an unresponsive kayaker on the Snake River, about 3/4 of a mile downstream of the Pacific Creek landing. Gerald Skinner, 80, of Brentwood, Tennessee was kayaking with his son near the confluence of the Buffalo Fork River when he apparently overturned his boat and lost consciousness. Continue Reading →
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Rangers rescue injured climber after fall on Grand Teton
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Rangers in Grand Teton National Park rescued a climber who sustained life-threatening injuries Friday during a solo attempt to climb Grand Teton. Steve Markusen, 60, of Minneapolis, Minn. apparently fell during his climb up the 13,770-foot Grand Teton on Friday morning. Continue Reading →
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Grand Teton rangers rescue skiers during major winter storm
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Rangers from Grand Teton National Park rescued three backcountry skiers Saturday as a major winter storm moved across the region. The three skiers unintentionally ended up in Grand Teton’s Granite Canyon on Friday after becoming lost. Continue Reading →
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Grand Teton rangers aid two hikers in Hanging Canyon in separate incidents
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Grand Teton National Park rangers aided two climbers who were injured in separate incidents over the weekend, using a helicopter to transport one of them. Rangers responded Friday afternoon to assist a climber who seriously injured his leg while moving down a snowfield in Hanging Canyon, according to a statement released by the park's public affairs office. Continue Reading →
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Climber dies after falling into icy water on descent from Grand Teton
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A Colorado man died Thursday after falling into icy water during his descent form a successful climb to the summit of Grand Teton in Grand Teton National Park. Gary Miller, 55, from Colorado Springs, Colo. was descending from the Lower Saddle of the Grand Teton on Thursday afternoon when he slipped on snow and slid into a pool of icy water in the North Fork of Garnet Canyon. Continue Reading →
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Hiker dies from heart attack in Grand Teton during weekend full of emergencies
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A Michigan man died Sunday after suffering a heart attack during a hike in Grand Teton National Park in just one of several incidents that kept emergency personnel busy throughout the park. A 74-year-old man visiting the park from Troy, Mich. was on a ranger-led hike at Swan Lake near Colter Bay when he was stricken with a heart attack at about 2:15 p.m., according to a statement released Monday by the park's public affairs office. Continue Reading →
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Grand Teton rangers rescue imperiled climber from Teewinot Mountain area
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With just minutes until the day's last rays of light faded Saturday, Grand Teton National Park rangers used a helicopter to transport an imperiled climber to a landing zone near Lupine Meadows. A search and rescue helicopter crew completes a short-haul extraction of an imperiled hiker Saturday from the Teewinot Mountain area to the Jenny Lake rescue cache near Lupine Meadows in Grand Teton National Park. (Yellowstone Gate/Ruffin Prevost - click to enlarge) Full details were not immediately available from park officials about the incident, but search and rescue personnel successfully completed a rescue operation at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The climber had been on or near 12,325-foot Teewinot Mountain, according to Ranger Chris Valdez, who briefed Yellowstone Gate on rescue operations at the Jenny Lake Rescue Cache. Continue Reading →
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Grand Teton rangers use helicopter to rescue injured hiker from Waterfalls Canyon
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Grand Teton National Park rangers used a helicopter to rescue a woman Saturday from Waterfalls Canyon after she fell approximately 20 feet while ascending the canyon just above Columbine Cascades. Jessica Haines, 21, of Laguna Beach, Calif., was hiking with two companions when they decided to separate, according to information released by the Grand Teton public affairs office. Haines is working in the local area for the summer, park officials said. Continue Reading →