Quoted By:
>On Nov 15, 2022, around 5:20 p.m., Idaho County Dispatch received a call from the International Emergency Response Coordination Center. They had received an SOS from a Garmin Inreach device belonging to Jonathan Conti, videographer/YouTuber, of Boise. The location given was just north of the Walton Lakes, which is south of the Powell Ranger Station, between the Elk Summit Rd (Forest Service Road 360) and Tom Beal Park Road (Forest Service Road 362).
>Idaho County Dispatch used the link provided by IERCC to message with Conti. Conti stated he needed rescued as he had snowshoed in, but had dropped down into a canyon that he couldn’t climb out of due to the snow being too thick. He had food, water and shelter and was safe for the night. He had parked his vehicle on Elk Summit Road about five miles from his location and was not familiar with the area, but told dispatch that he could make it to Walton Lake if that was a better rescue spot.
>On Nov. 16, 2022, Idaho County Sergeant Keith Olsen and Idaho County Deputy Stan Denham responded at first light. Idaho County Dispatch advised Conti to head to the Walton Lakes Trailhead, which was about half a mile from his location, and gave him coordinates to where he could be picked up by the deputies. Idaho County Deputies left the Powell Ranger Station by snowmobile on the Tom Beal Road. They cut numerous fallen trees out of the road to get to the Walton Lakes Trailhead.
