Search for missing hiker near Tempest trail

Heard on: Stillwater County Emergency Services

02:39

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

I just got a text from (name withheld).

00:01

He states that he sees a flashlight coming from the distance the missing hiker went.

00:07

He's requesting if he can come up.

00:09

He says he's comfortable with this terrain and has a headlamp.

00:13

He will be out of cell coverage however, and he states it's about a half a mile away from him.

00:30

Hi, copy. If you check the back of the state bus and try to shine his light towards that direction, and see if that spot light will work towards his direction.

00:45

Tempest.

00:49

Did he advise of like what direction the light's coming from?

01:07

He states it is on the down climb to Tempest from those to the plateau.

01:20

All right, copy.

01:29

Yes, that's 13.

01:30

Can you take the back and see if you're able to make it to the trailhead and stay there?

01:39

10-4.

02:28

Fifteen, you want them to head to the Mystic Lake trailhead?

02:37

Negative, trail that dropped off.

8/24/2026 08:50 PM

Missing Person

W Rosebud Lake Rd, Fishtail, MT 59028

Search for missing hiker near Tempest trail

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers and units coordinated a search for a missing hiker near the Tempest and Mystic Lake trail area. A reporting party texted that he saw a distant flashlight in the direction the hiker had gone and asked if he could hike toward it. Units discussed using a spotlight and positioning at a nearby trailhead.

Search for missing hiker near Tempest trail

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