On Thursday evening, September 4, a 28-year-old woman from Washington became injured while hiking down from Table Mountain. Along with her three companions, the injured party initially tried to hike out on her own, but she then sustained another injury in the process. Recognizing their need for rescue, the group put in a 911 call at 8:45 p.m.
Teton County Search & Rescue members who live on the westside of the Tetons responded, while additional volunteers from Jackson came in as support from over Teton Pass. The westside team gathered the necessary gear from the Alta cache—a wheeled litter and medical equipment—and hiked about 2.5 miles up the North Teton trail in Teton Canyon. They reached the patient just after 11 p.m, with the support team arriving about 10 minutes later.
The volunteers placed the patient in the wheeled litter and transported her down the rocky trail, arriving at the trailhead at 1:15 a.m. From there, the patient elected to self-transport to higher medical care.
All volunteers were reported out of the field, with equipment prepped for the next mission, at 2:30 a.m.