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Missing skiers in Sanders County found safe

MCKAY CREEK SEARCH AND RESCUE
Posted at 10:23 AM, Feb 08, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-08 17:01:42-05

NOXON — The two skiers who were reported missing in Sanders County have been found safe.

Sanders County Dispatch tells MTN News that the father was found at around 1 p.m. Sunday and taken out by snowmobile by search and rescue crews.

The daughter was found by Two Bear Air out of Kalispell at around 3 p.m. Sunday.

She was taken to Bonners Ferry, Idaho hospital by ambulance. Dispatch didn't have the exact cause or extent of their injuries.

Sanders County received the report of the missing skiers near McKay Creek southeast of Noxon at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Saturday.