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Teton County recently became the first in Wyoming to buy a full-time rescue helicopter. In a hub for backcountry adventure, the new chopper could help save people trapped and injured in the backcountry.
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House Bill 118 was signed into law by Gov. Mark Gordon on Feb. 28 and provides an additional several million dollars for funding pensions. Debate focused on how much should be added to the account and its solvency given current contributions and the state of the stock market, among others. It also aims to encourage additional volunteerism in these professions and will go into effect this summer.
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The Boston-based student was on a trip with the Lander, Wyo.-based National Outdoor Leadership School, or NOLS. The case is the first fatality caused by a lightning strike in Wyoming in more than ten years.
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The search and rescue agency in Sublette County has had a busy July so far; however, it was a slow start to the season due to the long, cold spring weather.Tip Top Search and Rescue is a volunteer team that rescues people who are hurt or missing in Sublette County, often deep in the mountains, that other emergency services do not have the capability to help.
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More and more people headed into the backcountry this year – and many rescue groups have seen an increase in calls. That puts pressure on volunteers who help respond to emergencies.
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The intense search efforts for a missing hiker in the Beartooth Mountains near Red Lodge, Montana has been scaled down as rescuers believe she is likely dead.
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Three sisters from Wisconsin who went missing a few days ago while backpacking in the Gros Ventre Wilderness were successfully found Thursday morning. A…
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From deep powder in winter to a snowpack that lasts into summer, the Tetons offer an ideal proving ground for athletes. But in the mountains, the stakes…
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A pair of hikers missing since last week in the Bighorn National Forest were found Wednesday—and have been released from the hospital in stable…
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An ice climber from Powell, Wyoming is lucky to be alive after spending the night in the rugged South Fork Drainage several miles east of Cody. The…