Ken Nurse’s Cliffside Miracle | Butte News

Butte News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 19, 2026 · 1m

After a terrifying 120-foot cliff fall at Glacier National Park, Ken Nurse was pulled from the creek by a bystander who started CPR—saving his life. A park ranger coordinated an extraction, and Bear Air Rescue airlifted him to Kalispell for critical care, including two days on a ventilator. Despite a scare with a potential pulmonary embolism, Ken’s condition stabilized as he prepares for surgery. His wife, a nurse, watched anxiously as he endured cracked ribs, a compound elbow fracture, and lung fluid. Grateful for every hand that helped, Ken and his family plan to return to Glacier—maybe…