IDITAROD XXXVIII musher Pat Moon, (Bib #17… from Chicago Illinois) scratched this afternoon after crashing his sled in the Dalzell Gorge.  Belgian musher Sam Deltour came upon Moon and his team after the incident.  Deltour stated that he attended to Moon who was unconscious at the time, and then checked on his team. By the time Deltour got back to Moon, he had regained consciousness.

Moon was transported to Anchorage. He was driven to Providence Medical Center where he received a check up. All members of Moon’s team were in good condition and are currently at Rohn Checkpoint, awaiting transportation back to Anchorage Alaska.