Volunteers rescue dad, daughter from Cabinets
Ed and Kelly Moellmer, of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, shared a photo from a ski trip in 2020. On Feb. 6, the two were skiing on Engle Peak in Sanders County when Ed fell off a cornice and broke his back. Rescuers from Montana and Idaho worked to bring them out of the wilderness and home to safety. (Photo courtesy Ed Moellmer)
One of the hundreds of people who worked to help rescue an Idaho father and daughter from the Engle Peak area in Sanders County, Montana, traverses deep snow. (Photo courtesy Travis Schneider)
BONNERS FERRY, IDAHO — A 16-year-old girl and her father from Bonners Ferry are back home after becoming separated in the Cabinet Mountains in Montana, thanks to search-and-rescue volunteers from Montana and Idaho.
Ed and Kelly Moellmer were on a father-daughter ski trip Feb...
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