For immediate release: February 18, 2022 A search is ongoing for a 74-year-old female dementia patient last seen on the 200 block of Slough Creek Dr. in Bozeman. She left sometime between 10 PM and 4 AM on Feb. 17-18. She is described at 5-feet-5-inches tall, 165 pounds with gray/blonde hair and brown eyes. She…

For Immediate Release: February 16, 2022       The Gallatin City-County Health Department is saddened to announce that one more Gallatin County resident has passed away from complications due to COVID-19. See the full press release here.   Find up-to-date times, dates, and locations anywhere in Gallatin County on our website. Gallatin City-County Health…

PRESS RELEASE SOUTH PLATEAU SNOWMOBILE CRASH On Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 9:40 a.m., Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue in West Yellowstone responded to the South Plateau trail for a snowmobiler who had suffered head and rib injuries after colliding with a tree. Volunteers quickly located the patient and attended to the reported injuries.…

For immediate release: February 15, 2022 Media contact: Whitney Bermes, Gallatin County Communications Coordinator 406-595-8963 whitney.bermes@gallatin.mt.gov The Gallatin County Commission will consider asking voters to decide on local-option sales taxes on marijuana products sold in the county, and is seeking public input on the potential ballot questions. At their Tuesday, Feb. 22 public meeting, commissioners…

PRESS RELEASE SOUTH PLATEAU INJURED SNOWMOBILER On Sunday, February 13, 2022 at 12:22 p.m., Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue in West Yellowstone responded to an area 10 miles south of West Yellowstone known as South Plateau for an individual who had suffered a broken leg while snowmobiling. As SAR Volunteers responded to the scene…

PRESS RELEASE Led Zeppelin Trail Rescue On Thursday February 10, 2022 at 3:12 pm, Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue in West Yellowstone, responded to a request for assistance from a snowmobiler on the Led Zeppelin Trail, 20 miles northwest of town. An individual riding a snowmobile left the trail and crashed into a tree,…

PRESS RELEASE Madison Arm Trail Rescue On Thursday February 10, 2022 at 12:15 pm, Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue in West Yellowstone responded to a request for assistance from two snowmobilers on the Madison Arm Trail, 6 miles west of town. Two individuals riding a two up snowmobile left the trail and crashed into…

PRESS RELEASE Grotto Falls Search On Wednesday, February 9, 2022 Gallatin County Dispatch received a call from a concerned citizen.  The caller reported receiving a message from a friend’s GPS device that an incident had occurred.  The caller provided GPS coordinates of the last known location of the device.  The caller believed the friend was…

PRESS RELEASE Buck Ridge Trail Snowmobile Fatality On February 8, 2022, at 9:31 am, Gallatin County Dispatch received a call for a snowmobile accident on Buck Ridge Trail in Big Sky. A rider struck a tree and went into cardiac arrest. Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue volunteers in Big Sky responded, attempted life-saving efforts,…

On Sunday, February 6, 2022, the Gallatin County Coroner’s Office investigated an avalanche-involved fatality near West Yellowstone. Investigation concluded that 30-year-old Bradie Harold Becker, of Iowa, died of asphyxiation after being buried in avalanche debris. Bradie had been separated from the group of snowmobilers at the time of the avalanche and when located resuscitation efforts…