Hiker in T-shirt and shorts ends up stranded on snowy mountain, Montana cops say
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Hiker in T-shirt and shorts ends up stranded on snowy mountain, Montana cops say
A hiker needed rescuing after trekking through waist-deep snow while wearing a T-shirt and shorts on a Montana mountain, deputies said.Rescuers were called at about 6:30 p.m. May 3 to Big Baldy Mountain, the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office said.The hiker tried to make it from Bridger Ridge Trail to the Sipes Canyon Trailhead but got caught in snow, deputies said.They became “cold and exhausted” and got leg injuries from hiking through deep snow, deputies said.Deputies said the hiker called 911 and told authorities they had food, water and a charged cell phone but no warm clothing.Officials decided to use a ..