BLAINE COUNTY, Idaho — Heather Wayment, who went missing while hiking in the Prairie Creek area, has been found. The Blaine County Sheriff's Office says she was originally reported missing on September 16.
The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office says Heather was found by a group of mountain bikers, 17 miles from her vehicle on a remote trail in Camas County. The mountain bikers were not part of the search and rescue efforts.
According to the sheriff's office, the bikers contacted emergency officials with a satellite phone around 3:24 p.m. on Thursday. An air ambulance arrived by 4:20 p.m. and she was taken to a Boise hospital.
Family members reported Heather missing around 9:10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, after finding her vehicle at the Prairie Creek trailhead. They told deputies they last heard from her on Tuesday morning. License plate cameras also captured her vehicle traveling north on Highway 75 that afternoon.
Deputies and Blaine County Search and Rescue responded Wednesday, establishing a command post and deploying teams on foot and mountain bikes. Helicopters, drones, and interviews with hikers, campers, and hunters were part of the search.
Search operations stopped Wednesday evening and resumed Thursday morning with additional support from Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue and Snake River Search and Rescue. Crews also used canines, drones, horses, and ground teams.
