Havre Sector Border Patrol agents assist in rescue near Malta

Press release

U.S. Border Patrol reported Wednesday that Border Patrol agents from Malta Station were notified of three hunters who were lost and stranded while navigating through a blizzard north of Malta.

Malta Station Border Patrol agents were contacted by the Phillips County Sheriff's Office requesting assistance in locating three hunters who were stranded in a remote area after their vehicle became stuck during a winter blizzard.

The sheriff's office dispatch reported that one of the individuals was an elderly man who would be unable to walk through the blizzard conditions.

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