IDAHO COUNTY, Idaho – The Idaho County Sheriff’s Office conducted a rescue operation to assist a man who had fallen down a canyon at Canyon Road.
According to the sheriff’s office, on June 7th at 8:42 a.m., Idaho County dispatch received a 911 call reporting that an individual had fallen off a steep canyon on Market Road at Canyon Road.
Deputies searched the area and met with the caller’s wife, who guided them to her husband’s last known location. The man, a 62-year-old from Grangeville, had been hiking along the canyon in search of cows when he slipped and fell down the steep canyon. He managed to crawl to a spot where he had minimal cell service and called for help.
Deputies reported that Syringa Ambulance, Grangeville Rural Fire Department, Grangeville Mountain Rescue, Idaho Fish and Game, Life Flight, and Two Bear Air all responded to extract the man from the canyon and provide him with medical attention.
