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900 W. Main St.,
PO Box 690 Grangeville, ID 83530
Phone: 208.983.1200 |
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| County search ends well; lost pair found |
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| ICSO Press Release - March 9 |
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On March 8, at 6:30 P.M., the Idaho County Sheriff's Dispatch Center received a broken cell phone report of a subject lost in the Crane Hill area near Kooskia.
Idaho County Deputy Mike Badgley was dispatched to the vicinity the subject was believed to be calling from. The directions received were vague and it was snowing heavily with limited visibility. Deputy Badgley followed some fresh tracks that led to a residence where he made contact with the resident, Phillip Smith.
Deputy Badgley advised Mr. Smith of the information he had about the possible whereabouts of the lost person and Mr. Smith did not hesitate in volunteering to assist Deputy Badgley in attempting to locate the lost person.
Deputy Badgley and Mr. Smith headed towards the location Mr. Smith believed matched the vague description given to dispatch. They located and followed fresh tracks and found 26 year-old Kooskia resident Eric Lycan who had made the initial report to dispatch. Lycan advised that he and 27 year-old Kooskia resident Scott Rollins had been out horn hunting and had become separated in the heavy snow. It had been approximately three hours since he had contact with Rollins and Rollins was not dressed appropriately for the weather. The Idaho County Search and Rescue team was notified and began preparing to head to the location to assist in the search.
Rollins managed to get out a text message to another subject that was with Lycan indicating he wanted them to fire up the chain saw. Deputy Badgley sounded his siren and air horn to which Rollins responded with another text to "make noise". For the next 40 minutes, Deputy Badgley continued sounding his air horn until Rollins emerged from the forest very wet and very cold but otherwise in good health.
Sheriff Giddings and Deputy Badgley cannot express their appreciation enough to Mr. Smith for being willing to step up and assist with the search. Deputy Badgley believes the search may have had a much different ending had Mr. Smith not assisted.
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