Two Bear Air Rescue

Yesterday, June 29th, was a busy day here at Two Bear Air Rescue. We started the day with the hoist rescue of an injured logger near St. Regis, Montana and finished it with the hoist of three individuals whose raft had flipped and thrown them out in the Middle Fork of the Flathead River near Essex. The raft crash occurred in the Spruce Park area. One of the rafters was recovered two river miles below the others. The group had been on a multi day trip and the recent rain had swollen local rivers. All the individuals were successfully hoisted into our helicopter, one having sustained minor injuries that were treated. The subjects were turned over to Three Rivers EMS for further evaluation.