Libby man killed in training accident
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January 19, 2014 |
A 47-year-old search and rescue team member was
killed Saturday in a snowmobile crash during a
training exercise southwest of Troy, the Lincoln
County undersheriff reported Sunday.
Cameron Mitchell Goins, Libby, was alone on his
snowmobile when it crashed into a tree as he
headed up the Keeler Creek drainage, according
to Undersheriff Brent Faulkner.
Goins was a member of the David Thompson Search
and Rescue team, which was taking part in a
joint avalanche preparedness training exercise
with CANAM Search and Rescue at the time of the
accident.
Goins had been part of the search and rescue
team for two years, and was an active member of
the Snowmobile Unit, ATV Unit, and Mountain
Unit.
He and others were headed for the avalanche
training site in the Bear Mountain area when
Goins' drifted off the main snowmobile trail and
hit a tree with his body. He was declared dead
at the scene at about 10:30 a.m.
The training exercise also involved members of
search and rescue teams from Sanders County and
Boundary County, Idaho, along with personnel
from the U.S. Forest Service and other community
volunteers.
Dispatchers in Troy received word of the
accident at 9:50 a.m., and an air ambulance was
dispatched, Faulkner said. A number of trained
medical personnel were participating in the
training, so began CPR immediately.
The Alert Helicopter out of Kalispell was
launched to respond and Troy Volunteer
Ambulance
personnel were dispatched to the scene as well.
Upon arrival at the trailhead parking area, an
ALS member was transported up the drainage by
snowmobile. Shortly after the ALS member arrived
at the scene, Goins was declared dead, and the
helicopter was canceled. |
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