Articles with the Tag: Lake County Search and Rescue
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...
Polson Rural Firefighters and Lake County Search and Rescue united on the morning of Saturday, Feb. 20, to practice their ice rescue skills. Firefighter Captain Drew Hoel explained the importance that these drills play, especially during certain months where thin ice is abundant. “We have a lot of w...
UPDATED Thursday, Aug. 20 POLSON – Two people were seriously injured when the motorcycle they were riding crashed into a truck and horse trailer on Saturday afternoon in Polson near Fulkerson’s Corner. According to Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Shad Andersen a motorcycle at the bac...
SWAN LAKE — Lake County and Swan Valley Search and Rescue teams are still searching for a missing Eureka man. Lake County Sheriff Don Bell said the family of William Hendrix, 59, reported the man missing at 8 p.m. on Wednesday after he did not return from a hiking trip on Thunderbolt ...
POLSON — For children full of ice cream and maybe a little bored looking at cars and strolling, the Lake County Search and Rescue’s fundraiser at the Kerr Dam soccer fields on Aug. 8 was a great way to cool off in the Slip’N Slide, one of the wading pools or the dunking booth. With...
Shooting under investigation RONAN — A juvenile was airlifted from St. Luke Community Hospital with serious injuries Saturday evening after being shot in the abdomen. Sheriff Don Bell couldn’t release further details pending an ongoing investigation, but he said that the Ro...
Off-road enthusiasts will get a kick out of a new Lake County Search and Rescue fundraiser planned Saturday for the 4-wheel drive trails between Buffalo and Sloan’s bridges: an ATV, UTV and Dirt Bike Poker Run. Participants can use just about any type of all-terrain vehicle for the ride, which cover...
DIXON — A half-dozen professionally trained search and rescue teams were searching near North Valley Creek Road on Wednesday morning for a man who went missing over the weekend. Troy Akers, 20, was traveling from Missoula with three others on Sunday night when the vehicle became stranded near D...
POLSON — Lake County Search and Rescue will hold a fundraising ATV, UTV, and Dirt Bike Poker Run on Saturday, June 6. The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. at Buffalo Bridge and end at Sloan Bridge with a barbecue dinner. Pre-registration will take place Friday, June 5 from 6-8 p.m. at the VFW in Po...
