Woman and her horses lost for 10 hours after GPS leads her deep into Wyoming woods

A woman’s GPS led her deep into the Wyoming wilderness, and she was lost for over 10 hours.

The woman took her two horses with her on a day trip in Snake River Canyon on Monday, Sept. 5, the Teton County Search and Rescue team said. After following her GPS for miles, she called her husband to tell him she went in the wrong direction.

“She had cell service, but with no headlamp and only a light jacket,” rescuers said in a Sept. 6 news release. “She was unprepared to spend the night in the backcountry. The husband called Teton County Dispatch at about 7:30 p.m.”

The woman also called 911 for help and told officials she planned to stay in one place until help arrived. Rescuers soon rushed into the woods and began hiking at 9:30 p.m.

Nearly two hours later, the woman reported hearing voices yelling out for her. The woman and rescuers made voice contact for the first time shortly after midnight.

At 12:18 a.m., rescuers found the woman more than 6 miles from the trailhead, the search and rescue team said.

“She was uninjured and OK to ride out on her horse,” rescuers said. “The teams led her and the two horses out of the field, reaching the trailhead at 4:23 a.m.”

The rescue mission was completed after more than 10 hours. Officials did not release the woman’s name.

The Dog Creek area of the Snake River Canyon is about 20 miles south of Jackson.

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