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Search & Rescue dispatched after I.F. man reports falling off cliff

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The following is a news release from Custer County Search & Rescue. Stock photo

CUSTER COUNTY — At 7 a.m. the Custer County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the parents of 36-year-old Nathan Eckersell from Idaho Falls. They stated that Nathan had been hunting in the Alder Creek drainage near Sheep Mountain. Nathan had texted his wife and informed her that he had fallen off of a cliff, broken both wrists and injured his head.

For the second time in less than two weeks, Custer County Sheriff Stuart Lumpkin activated the Custer County Search & Rescue, Mackay Unit to begin looking for another person in the Alder Creek drainage.

Life Flight supplied a helicopter to help locate the injured hunter. Custer County contacted the Air Force Rescue Command Center (AFRCC) in Florida to help with a forensic cell phone locate of Nathan’s phone.

Nathan’s father, Kevin Eckersell, had driven up to Alder Creek and joined the search and rescue crews. After several hours of searching trailheads, the search and rescue crews reported back to their command that they were not able to locate Nathan’s truck.

The data from AFRCC on the phone locate came back that Nathan’s phone was near Ririe. Nathan had returned to the Idaho Falls area early, without notifying his family.

Custer County notified Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office and provided them the incident information.

Nathan was located near the Ririe Reservoir. He still was suffering from his injuries he received in Custer County.

Bonneville County SAR transported Nathan to medical assistance and notified his family to come and pick him up.

Custer County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank all those involved in this operation.

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