HANSEN — Two snowmobilers who didn’t return home Tuesday night were found safe Wednesday morning in the South Hills.
Twin Falls County Search and Rescue responded to the South Hills above Magic Mountain to search for the men.
Cassia County received the initial call just before 2 a.m. Wednesday. Twin Falls County Deputies, Twin Falls County Search and Rescue and Cassia County Search and Rescue set up an incident command center at Diamondfield Jack and sent the first search teams out at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Jake Peters, 40, and Shawn Madsen, 51, both of Jerome, were found at the Bostetter Warming Hut at 6:39 a.m., the Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Office said. Both men were warm and dry and rode their sleds out with the search team.
The men stated there were no groomed trails, the snow was blowing and drifting, and as it began to get dark they became disoriented. They decided to stay in the warming hut until it was light before trying to ride out.
Twin Falls Search and Rescue in the South Hills
This multi-part series on the Badger Fire explores its effects on South Hills wildlife, biology and ecology. See the whole series here.
Badger Fire
A plane drops fire retardant on the Badger Fire in this photo released Saturday.
Badger Fire
Two Bombardier Super Scoopers pull water from Murtaugh Lake Thursday to use on the Badger Fire.
Badger Fire
The Badger Fire partially burned the Schipper Campground, but some facilities in the area were saved, the Sawtooth National Forest said.
Badger Fire
In this photo posted to InciWeb Monday, members of the Centennial T2IA hand crew mops up along the fireline in Division B of the Badger Fire.
Badger Fire
The Badger Fire has burned an estimated 89,090 acres as of Monday morning.
Badger Fire
Firefighters clear vegetation near the Badger Fire on Monday.
Badger Fire and Rock Creek
A helicopter tanker drops water onto a section of the Badger Fire south of Foothills Road Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 near Hansen.
Badger Fire and Rock Creek
A helicopter tanker drops water onto a section of the Badger Fire south of Foothills Road Saturday near Hansen.
Badger Fire and Rock Creek
A helicopter tanker flies overhead heading to drop its payload onto a section of the Badger Fire south of Foothills Road Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 near Hansen.
Badger Fire and Rock Creek
A helicopter tanker flies overhead heading to drop its payload onto a section of the Badger Fire south of Foothills Road Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 near Hansen.
Badger Fire and Rock Creek
A helicopter tanker lifts water from a lake and heads to drop its payload onto a section of the Badger Fire south of Foothills Road Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 near Hansen.
Badger Fire
The Badger Fire burns Friday evening near a farm in Cassia County south of Foothill Road and west of Dry Creek.
Smoke
Smoke from the Badger Fire is visible from Hansen Friday afternoon.
TFFD at Badger Fire
TFFD at Badger Fire
TFFD at Badger Fire
Twin Falls firefighters were deployed to the Badger Fire.
Badger Fire and Rock Creek
One of two light aircraft helping with the efforts to contain the Badger Fire in the South Hills files among cloudy and smoky skies Friday, Sept. 18, 2020.
Badger Fire and Rock Creek
Smoke and flames rise from the timber and sage brush in the distance from the Badger Fire in the South Hills on Friday. The fire jumped over Rock Creek Road early Friday, and a mandatory evacuation of the area was ordered.
Badger Fire and Rock Creek
A Rock Creek Fire District engine exits Rock Creek Canyon during mandatory evacuations while the Badger Fire moved closer to homes Sept. 18 south of Hansen. The district is asking residents to approve a two-year levy $605,837
Badger Fire and Rock Creek
John Peterson attends to a horse after being evacuated from Rock Creek Canyon due to the spreading Badger Fire on Friday south of Hansen.
Badger Fire and Rock Creek
A pickup truck pulling a trailer with a horse exits off Rock Creek Road during an evacuation of Rock Creek Canyon with the Badger Fire spreading closer to homes, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020 south of Hansen. The horse was stabled at the Rock Creek General Store.
Badger Fire and Rock Creek
A Twin Falls Sheriff deputy talks with a local resident at the base of Rock Creek Canyon during the evaction of the area due to the Badger Fire in the South Hills, Friday, Sept. 8, 2020 south of Hansen.
Badger Fire and Rock Creek
A Twin Falls Sheriff deputy talks with a local resident at the base of Rock Creek Canyon during the evaction of the area due to the Badger Fire in the South Hills, Friday, Sept. 8, 2020 south of Hansen.
Badger Fire and Rock Creek
A Twin Falls Sheriff deputy directs traffic at the base of Rock Creek Canyon during the evaction of the area due to the Badger Fire in the South Hills, Friday, Sept. 8, 2020 south of Hansen.
Badger Fire and Rock Creek
A pickup truck pulling a trailer nears the exit of Rock Creek Road during an evacuation of Rock Creek Canyon, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020 south of Hansen.
Disaster relief shelter set up at Eastside Southern Baptist Church
Disaster Action Team members Sandy Harnar, left, and Beverly Beem, right, sit ready to check people displaced by the Badger Fire in Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, at Eastside Southern Baptist Church in Twin Falls.
Disaster relief shelter set up at Eastside Southern Baptist Church
A toiletry bag and stuffed animal sit ready to be handed out to community members that had to evacuate their homes because of the Badger Fire on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, at Eastside Southern Baptist Church in Twin Falls.
Disaster relief shelter set up at Eastside Southern Baptist Church
Diana Ochsner, disaster action relief coordinator for south-central Idaho, talks about the procedure of checking in to the temporary shelter Friday at Eastside Southern Baptist Church in Twin Falls. Because of COVID-19, those evacuated due to the Badger Fire will be placed in hotel rooms instead of a group shelter.
Badger Fire continues to burn
Smoke can be seen rising from the Badger Fire on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, near Kimberly.
Badger Fire continues to burn
A roadblock stops vehicles from driving towards Magic Mountain Ski Resort because of the Badger Fire on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, near Kimberly.
Badger Fire continues to burn
Smoke can be seen rising from the Badger Fire on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, near Kimberly.
Badger Fire continues to burn
Smoke can be seen rising from the Badger Fire on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, from the peak of Mount Harrison in Albion.
Badger Fire continues to burn
A roadblock stops vehicles from driving towards Magic Mountain Ski Resort because of the Badger Fire on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, near Kimberly.
Badger Fire continues to burn
Smoke can be seen rising from the Badger Fire on Thursday near Kimberly.
Badger Fire continues to burn
Smoke can be seen rising from the Badger Fire on Thursday near Kimberly.
Badger Fire
The Badger Fire, seen in this aerial photo from Tuesday, continues to burn in southwest Cassia County.
Badger Fire
This aerial photo shows the Badger Fire burning in the South Hills on Tuesday.
Badger Fire
The Badger Fire, seen here on Monday evening, is burning southwest of Oakley.
Trap Fire
A firefighter walks on Idaho 21 toward the Trap Fire, which ignited near Stanley on Sept. 14. Part of Idaho 21 was closed due to fire activity.
Badger fire
The Badger Fire has burned more than 23,000 acres in Cassia County as of Tuesday morning.
Badger Fire
The Badger Fire has burned more than 5,500 acres in Cassia County as of Monday.
