Florida family rescued from McCullough Peaks

Posted 7/11/19

A Florida family was rescued from the southeast end of the McCullough Peaks on Monday after their recreational vehicle got stuck in deep mud.

Jason Vickers, his wife Miranda, and their two …

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Florida family rescued from McCullough Peaks

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A Florida family was rescued from the southeast end of the McCullough Peaks on Monday after their recreational vehicle got stuck in deep mud.

Jason Vickers, his wife Miranda, and their two children had been touring the Whistle Creek area in a rented 2019 Polaris side-by-side when they became bogged down in a creek drainage.

An initial call came into the Park County Sheriff’s Office at 6:05 p.m., when dispatchers received an activation from an unregistered PLB (Personal Location Beacon). The beacon’s coordinates placed it in the peaks, very close to the Big Horn County line, the sheriff’s office said in a release. Deputies from both Park and Big Horn counties responded while Park County Search and Rescue deployed a ground team with off-road vehicles and an airplane.

At 7:15 p.m., the aircraft located the Vickers family and guided rescuers to them. At 8:12 p.m., search and rescue members reached the Vickers and began preparing to evacuate them.

“They were cold and tired but otherwise unhurt,” said Lance Mathess, the search and rescue coordinator.

The family was safely brought to the trailhead at 8:40 p.m. The Bunnell, Florida, residents were met there by representatives of the ATV rental company, who took the family members back to Cody. The company also made preparations to remove the side-by-side, Mathess said.

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