Missing Hiker Found

On Thursday, September 18, 2025, at approximately 3:24 p.m., Heather Wayment, a lost hiker, was reported located on a trail 17.3 miles from her last known location, north of Ketchum.
Heather Wayment, the subject of an intense multi-agency search-and-rescue effort led by the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office, was reported missing by family members on Wednesday, September 17. She was last seen on Tuesday, September 16. Her vehicle was located in the Prairie Creek area of Blaine County.
Wayment was found approximately 17 miles from her vehicle on a remote trail in Camas County by a group of mountain bikers who were not part of the search and rescue efforts. Wayment was able to provide her name, and the mountain bikers contacted Blaine County Emergency Communications 911 by satellite phone. Due to the remote location, significant logistics were involved in rescuing Wayment from her discovered location. A Life Flight air ambulance was on scene by 4:20 p.m., and Wayment was transported by Life Flight 76 at approximately 5:45 p.m. with unknown injuries to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise.
The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank members of Blaine County Sheriff Search and Rescue, Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue, Snake River Search and Rescue, Blaine County Emergency Communications, Life Flight 76, the Camas County Sheriff’s Office, and all members of the public who provided information to assist in rescuing Wayment safely.
We especially want to thank our Blaine County Sheriff’s Office deputies for their incredible efforts over the past two days, and the mountain bikers who were able to contact law enforcement, guide the Life Flight crew to Wayment, and remain by Wayment’s side offering aid until medical assistance could arrive.
Morgan Ballis
Blaine County Sheriff