Bikers Find Woman Wandering Around in Her Underwear with Bloody Feet, Then Realize She’s a Missing Hiker

A group of bikers are being credited with helping locate and rescue a missing hiker in the Idaho wilderness.

Heather Wayment was reported missing by family on Wednesday, Sept. 17, one day after she was last seen, according to a news release shared on Facebook by the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO). Her vehicle was located in the Prairie Creek area of Blaine County, but she was nowhere to be found.

She ended up being located by a group of mountain bikers more than 17 miles from her last known location on Thursday, Sept. 18.

The bikers from Pocatello — brothers Tommy and Vinton Gwinn and their friend Shelton Robinson — came across Wayment in the mountains of Camas County, according to East Idaho News. They said she was in her underwear and that her feet were bleeding.

“We stopped as she was obviously in bad shape,” Tommy told the outlet. “She didn’t want help at first. She was scared and very guarded. It took about a half hour before she would talk.”

Robinson said that she eventually “let her guard down a bit and told us her name and that she was lost” — but, as they hadn’t watched the news in a few days, they had no idea that there was already an ongoing search for her.

A short time later, three dirt bikers came upon the group and recognized Wayment as the missing hiker, according to East Idaho News. They gave her food while attempting to determine their exact location in the wilderness.

Eventually, Tommy said he was able to make contact with his wife. She then contacted the BCSO with the information she received.

But Wayment’s rescue was complicated by the “remote location” where she was found, according to police.

An air ambulance eventually responded to the scene and transported Wayment to St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Boise, Idaho.

Meanwhile, the mountain bikers remained by Wayment’s side until help could arrive. “One of the dirt bike riders lifted her (Wayment) onto the back of his bike and took her down to the awaiting helicopter, saving the rescue crews time,” Robinson told East Idaho News.

“The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the 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 the members of the public who provided information to assist us in rescuing Heather Wayment safely,” authorities said in a statement.

“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 Heather, and remain by Heather’s side offering aid until medical assistance could arrive,” they added.