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Glacier Park Crash Injures 3

Glacier Park rangers rescue a person inolved in a crash on Going-to-the-Sun Road, July 8, 2019.
Courtesy Philip Granrud Photography
Glacier Park rangers rescue a person inolved in a crash on Going-to-the-Sun Road, July 8, 2019.

Park rangers rescued three people Monday evening after their car crashed down a 40-foot embankment along Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park. The driver reportedly swerved away from a truck that stopped to view a bear.

Local photographer Philip Granrud was on his way to a trailhead when he arrived at the scene around 5 p.m.

"It’s a straight drop down. The car did go far enough down that you couldn’t see the car, especially through the trees," Granrud said.

Park Rangers responded a short time later. Granrud stayed for the entire rescue effort, which he said took about three hours.

"I’m not a technical climber, but I did notice that they attached ropes and pulleys to their ranger vehicles, and using the weight of the ranger vehicles they were able to rappel down this sheer drop-off and reach the victims in the accident scene."

According to a park spokesperson, two of the crash victims were taken to a local hospital by ambulance and one was medevaced. A tow truck later removed the vehicle.

Park Rangers also responded to several other incidents Monday, which is in line with the 2019 summer season so far. Park Rangers have seen a 40-percent increase in emergency and law enforcement related calls over last year.

Aaron graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Journalism in 2015 after interning at Minnesota Public Radio. He landed his first reporting gig in Wrangell, Alaska where he enjoyed the remote Alaskan lifestyle and eventually moved back to the road system as the KBBI News Director in Homer, Alaska. He joined the MTPR team in 2019. Aaron now reports on all things in northwest Montana and statewide health care.
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