Fire crews rescue injured person in remote north Idaho forest

KOOTENAI COUNTY, IDAHO — Firefighters from the Timberlake Fire Protection District faced a different type of obstacle Saturday when they were called to rescue an injured person.

They had to hike 4.5 miles up a remote mountain trail to reach the person who had fallen and sustained a possible broken femur.

The location was so remote; crews didn’t have the option of using a vehicle or ATV. It took them three hours of hiking to reach the person…

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