Three Forks, MT – Emergency services responded to a crash on I-90 west of Highway 287 in Three Forks on July 31, 2024. Gallatin County Sheriff Dan Springer noted that the driver might have made a U-turn before a head-on collision that killed both drivers.
Three Forks Volunteer Fire Chief Keith Aune helped at the scene. While one dog in the wreckage didn’t survive, another dog, “Smokey Bear,” was rescued, treated at a shelter, and later adopted by Aune and his wife.
Smokey Bear has since become a beloved part of their family and the fire station, with Aune joking about making him a new fire station mascot.
Source: kbzk.com
