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A 19-year-old climber who sustained head injuries after a fall on Granite Peak, Montana's highest mountain, was rescued by the Gallatin County High Angle Rescue Team. Rocky Mountain Rotors assisted in the rescue, which happened at about 12,200 feet. The man was transported to St. Vincent Hea…

BILLINGS - A 19-year-old man was taken to a Billings hospital after he fell 20 to 30 feet Monday while climbing Granite Peak with his father.

Rocky Mountain Rotors Co-Owner Mark Taylor said his company was involved in the rescue of the 19-year-old Monday afternoon. The teen was climbing with his father and a group of about a dozen people when he fell about 20 to 30 feet, Taylor said.

The man was up about 12,200 feet when he was rescued.

The man had a serious head injury and was transported to St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Taylor said.

The man's father was trying to get down from the mountain after his son was rescued, and Taylor said Rocky Mountain Rotors was seeing if it could make arrangements to go get him as well.

The man was rescued by a Gallatin County high-angle rescue team and flown by helicopter to a separate landing zone near Sky Top Lakes. A medical helicopter from Bozeman then landed to provide medical treatment before he was flown to Billings.

Rocky Mountain Rotors was also involved in the rescue of a 71-year-old man from Granite Peak. The man was complaining of chest pains and taken to a hospital in Cody, Wyo.

Granite Peak is the highest point in Montana at 12,808 feet.

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