Near Zortman, a coordinated rescue saved the life of a seriously injured hiker near Old Scraggy Mountain on Saturday, August 9, 2025.

Around 4 p.m., the Phillips County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call reporting that a member of a hiking party had fallen down a sheer rock face near the peak.

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Spotty cell service made it difficult to locate the hiker, and rescuers searched for nearly three hours before discovering the hiker in a rock chute.

"We realized that the only way this subject was making it off the mountain was by a helicopter hoist," stated Phillips County Undersheriff Jordan Arthur.

The 189th Helicopter Crew of the Montana Army National Guard, Deputy Harris, several volunteer fir

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