On July 14, 2025 at 1:18PM, Gallatin County 911 Dispatch was notified of an individual who had fallen into Bozeman Creek in Sourdough Canyon and was bleeding from a leg injury. Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue Valley team responded to the Sourdough Trailhead and accessed the subject via side-by-side ATVs.

The individual was located approximately two and a half miles up the trail in the creek. The subject advised that they had slipped and fell while fishing in the creek and a branch had punctured their leg. The GCSSAR team assessed the patient and provided first aid.

SAR then escorted the individual and party members to the trailhead where they elected to be transported by personal vehicle to Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medica Center, to receive follow-on treatment.