Juvenile Rescued in Pryor Mountain Area After ATV Accident

Technical Rope Rescue team and St. Vincent Help-Flight assisted in rescue

By Denise Rivette with photos from Carbon County Sheriff’s Office social media

Carbon County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Dispatch reported on social media that it received a Text-to-911 request for help with an ATV Crash in the Pryor Mountain area shortly after 11:00 a.m. on Sunday. CCSO along with multiple emergency responders from Carbon County and Big Horn County-Wyoming responded to the scene to discover a juvenile male who left the roadway on an ATV and crashed approximately 100 feet downslope from the roadway, including an estimated 30-40 foot cliff face. A Technical Rope Rescue team from the Big Horn County-Wyoming Search and Rescue was able to reach the patient, as well as other emergency responders. With their expertise, the patient was able to be safely brought to an awaiting ambulance and transferred to St. Vincent Help-Flight a short distance away at about 2:30 p.m. The patient was conscious and alert when he departed for further medical care.

CCSO gives a “big shout out to Clarks Fork Valley (Bridger) Fire and EMS, National Park Service, Big Horn County (WY) Sheriff's Office, Big Horn County (WY) Search & Rescue, Big Horn County (WY) Ambulance Service, multiple Big Horn County (WY) fire and first responders, and St. Vincent Help-Flight. These amazing responders always answer a call for help and provide exceptional services to those in need. Clark's Fork Rural Fire & Rescue/Bridger Volunteer Fire Department, Clarks Fork Valley EMS, and Big Horn County Wyoming Sheriff's Office.”