Avalanche reported near West Yellowstone

An avalanche reported near West Yellowstone on Tuesday evening caught at least one person.

According to Gallatin County Search and Rescue Cmdr. Jason Jarrett, members of the West Yellowstone search and rescue team are responding to the avalanche that had reportedly trapped one person.

The person was out and Jarrett said search and rescue members were getting to the scene. Jarrett did not know the extent of the person’s injuries.

An exact location of the avalanche, which was reported to dispatch around 5 p.m., was still being determined, Jarrett said, but a caller said it was in the Cabin Creek area north of West Yellowstone.