JACKSON, Wyo. — Teton County Search and Rescue Foundation shared more information today about a rescue conducted on Sunday on Teton Pass, adding that the team is currently on an interagency helicopter rescue in Alaska Basin.
On Sunday afternoon, Teton County Search and Rescue (TCSAR) volunteers responded to a mountain bike accident on Parallel, a downhill-specific mountain bike trail that includes multiple jumps. The 14-year-old patient attempted a gap jump but came up short and crashed into the landing transition. He sustained severe injuries, according to the report.
Volunteers used the RZR and SAR truck. The RZR drove up highway 22 to a pullout about 75 feet from the patient. They packaged the patient in a suck bag— a full-body vacuum splint used to immobilize and transport a patient and transferred him to a waiting ambulance.
The mountain bike incident was the 101st call for service for TCSAR volunteers in 2022. It was the second serious bike accident on Teton Pass in just a few days and TCSAR’s 10th mountain bike rescue response since June 1.
According to the release, more information about today’s incident in Alaska Basin will be released once the mission is complete and the team is debriefed.
