Grand Teton National Park (WY)
Injured Runner Evacuated From Lower Saddle
In a rescue operation that took less than an hour, rangers evacuated an injured runner from the 11,650-foot Lower Saddle on the morning of Tuesday, August 12th. Meredith Edwards, 26, of Wilson, Wyoming, was on a day trip, attempting to run to the Lower Saddle and back. Edwards was at the Lower Saddle when she took a misstep on a rock just before 11:00 a.m., causing an injury that prevented her from hiking out on her own. Two rangers who were already on patrol at the Saddle assisted Edwards and provided initial emergency medical care before requesting an aerial evacuation. One ranger accompanied the helicopter to the Lower Saddle, where they picked up Edwards and flew her inside the ship down to Lupine Meadows. From there, Edwards drove herself to a medical care facility. This marks the eighth major search and rescue operation of the season conducted by Grand Teton rangers.
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Injured Runner Evacuated From Lower Saddle
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