POCATELLO — A Pocatello hiker was found safe after spending a night lost in the Scout Mountain area south of town.
According to the Bannock County Sheriff’s Office, 22-year-old Kooper Smith was reported missing late Sunday night by a friend. Authorities said Smith had not returned from a hike earlier that day.
Officials with the Bannock County Sheriff’s Office, Bannock County Search and Rescue and the U.S. Forest Service responded to the Scout Mountain area and located Smith’s motorcycle, which was unattended near one of the trailheads.
Rescuers searched for Smith using four-wheelers well into the late-night hours. However, authorities said Smith was found safe about 6 a.m. Monday morning after spending the night in the wilderness.
