Articles with the Tag: Lake County Search and Rescue
POLSON – The body of 26-year-old Kyle Butterhof of Polson was located yesterday by Two Bear Air on the cliffside below the SKQ Dam observation lookout. A search for Butterhof had been underway following a missing person/welfare check request called in by a family member on Friday, Feb. 23. According to...
POLSON – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has had a dive team for a number of years, but a group of search and rescue volunteers are trying to start a swiftwater rescue team. Steve Bowman, Gabe Ouellette and Rick Reeves completed two days of training in May on Swan Lake with Swan Mission...
ST. IGNATIUS – Besides the climbing wall, another new event was at the Good Old Days celebration this year. A crowd watched as emergency responders from across Lake County gathered together to stage a mock rescue. Mission Valley Ambulance Auxiliary Vice President Jade Michel said emergency res...
BUFFALO BRIDGE – Lake County Search and Rescue invited the public out for an afternoon of fun on Saturday during the Third Annual Poker Run fundraiser. About 42 LCSAR team members from around Lake County are involved with the all-volunteer service group that works to find people in emergency situati...
By Karen Peterson Valley Journal FLATHEAD RIVER – Lake County Search and Rescue brought in underwater cameras to search for a 23-year-old Nebraska man who fell into the Flathead River below the spill way of the Selis Ksanka Qlipse dam on Wednesday, May 31. Lake County Sheriff Don B...
The search continues for a 23-year-old Nebraska man who fell into the Flathead River below the spill way of Selis Ksanka Qlipse dam on Wednesday, May 31. According to Lake County Sheriff Don Bell, the man has been identified as Richard Mitchell of Minatare, Nebraska. Mitchell was with two other people from N...
POLSON – Lake County Search and Rescue tied a line of rope to a truck, anchored it to a steel beam from the ceiling, and hooked the end of the rope to a man weighing 170 pounds. The man dangled on a long yellow stretcher, known as a litter, for hours, but not to worry, he was only a dummy. The searc...
POLSON — Everyone is invited to attend the Lake County Search and Rescue open house on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the new Search and Rescue Building located at 901 Main St. in Polson. The new location is currently under renovation to suit the needs of Search and Rescue. Lunch is provid...
RONAN — An emotional tribute honoring 102 emergency personnel in attendance in advance of 9/11 Patriots’ Day took place prior to the Ronan Chiefs football game against Libby Friday night. Members of local police and volunteer fire departments, the Lake County Sheriff’s department, Search...
Paddleboarder drowns POLSON — Ty Kanara, 51, of St. Regis, passed away July 26 when he fell off a paddleboard in about 12 feet of water in the Indian Bay area of Flathead Lake. Kanara was with his family and did not resurface. A boater heard screaming and stopped to assist family. The boater dove...
