Hunter injured in Caribou County

On Thursday, September 6, 2018, at approximately 8:23 a.m., the Caribou County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call regarding an injured hunter.

The hunter told dispatch an arrow came loose from the quiver on his bow as he stepped over a large log and it impaled his forearm.

He began bleeding profusely and immediately began treating his own injury by stopping the flow of blood and applying a tight bandage.

He was able to provide GPS coordinates, Air Idaho, Caribou County EMS, and the Caribou County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue responded.

A short time later Air Idaho located the hunter, but due to the terrain was unable to land safely. Air Idaho aided ground units in successfully locating the hunter.

The hunter, Curtis Leroy Judkins Jr. 60, of Yreka, California was assessed by Caribou County EMS and transported to the medical staging area by Caribou County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue.

Judkins was then transported to Bear Lake Memorial Hospital for treatment.