Pregnant woman rescued from Warren Peak

Thanks to the assistance of deputies from the Crook County Sheriff’s Office, a pregnant woman and her husband who found themselves stranded on Warren Peak last weekend were successfully rescued despite snowdrifts blocking the road.

Deputy Josh Throckmorton reports that he overheard a page on the radio at around 5.30 p.m. on April 18 for EMS to respond to a location seven miles north on Warren Peak Road. The page mentioned an “unresponsive pregnant female” and that her vehicle was stuck in the snow.

Throckmorton responded along with Deputy Nicholas Kaminski. Around four miles along Warren Peak Road, he reports that the snow was already around four inches deep and getting deeper the further they drove.

He contacted Deputy Alex Jessen and asked him to bring search and rescue equipment. However, this was not ultimately deployed as the deputies felt there was not enough time to do so.

Dispatch meanwhile informed Throckmorton that a towing truck for Plains Towing was also stuck in the snow, around a quarter mile from the couple’s car.

When the deputies caught up to the towing truck, the driver had successfully freed it from the snowdrift. Throckmorton reports that, because there was still some distance to go before reaching the pregnant female’s vehicle, he decided to try driving through the snowdrift.

However, the deputies’ vehicle also became stuck, so it became necessary to go the rest of the way on foot. When they reached their destination, they saw the pregnant female slumped over in the passenger seat, totally unresponsive, but mumbling.

The two deputies carried the woman through the drifted area of the road, back to their vehicle. She was then transported back down the mountain to where EMS was located. After the towing truck had freed the deputies’ pickup, they gave the woman’s husband a ride to the hospital to be with her.