Courtesy of the Wyoming Highway Patrol

CASPER, Wyo. — A motorist stranded on US 212 near Beartooth Pass was rescued after deep snow prevented the driver from getting through.

A friend of the driver notified the Wyoming Highway Patrol at 12:29 am Saturday, June 8 that he’d attempted to reach the motorist “but he had to turn back in his four-wheel-drive truck because of 3-4′ snow drifts.”

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The State Trooper responding to the call was initially also unable to assist due to the snow drifts, but National Park Service employees were dispatched to plow a path.

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“The plow and State Trooper reached the stranded driver near milepost 32 on US 212 around 5:14 a.m,” the highway patrol said. “The NPS plow driver and State Trooper were able to plow and shovel the vehicle out of the drift.”

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The highway patrol added that despite it being June, drivers should be aware of changing weather and road conditions, particularly in the mountains.

“It’s important to always be prepared in case you become stranded, in hot or cold weather,” they said. “Make sure you have enough fuel and provisions to survive. Take the time to research travel conditions along your travel route.”

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Road condition information can be accessed at www.wyoroad.info.

“This website will give you links to road and travel information in Yellowstone National Park, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska,” the highway patrol concluded. “It’s important you know before you go.”