Florida man killed in fall of Rising Wolf identified
Rising Wolf Mountain looms in the background as this hiker takes in the views of Two Medicine in Glacier National Park.
Glacier National Park has released the identity of the victim of a fall on Rising Wolf Mountain in the Two Medicine Valley as 79-year-old Bob Biondi of Lutz, Florida.
Biondi fell to his death while attempting to ascend a steep off-trail slope with a group of friends on Monday, July 25. The incident occurred several hundred feet above the Two Medicine Campground on Rising Wolf Mountain. Park Service staff mobilized after campers heard shouts for help.
Biondi fell about 300 feet, according to Glacier County coroner Cpl. Jason Sullivan.
Two Bear Air transported Biondi to Two Medicine Ranger Station where ALERT was standing by for patient care. Biondi was declared deceased by ALERT personnel.