Lost Canyon Mission

by | Aug 9, 2011 | Previous Missions

At 12:01, August 7, 2011, CCSAR-N was paged out to rescue a 50 year old male who had crashed his mountain bike in the Lost Canyon area during a race. The subject was reported to have a probable broken hip. The first rescue team was with the patient in less than 45 minutes, and within an hour and a half the patient had been treated and packaged and was en route to the Flight For Life Helicopter which was waiting about 1/4 of a mile away. By 1:57 the patient was in the air bound for St. Anthony’s trauma center in Denver. On August 8 he underwent surgery for a broken femur. He is expected to make a full recovery. Terry J Peavler President, Chaffee County Search and Rescue-North...

Nine lost hikers rescued near Agnes Vaille falls

by | Aug 2, 2011 | Previous Missions

7/18/2011 9:42:00 AM  Email this article • Print this article  Nine lost hikers rescued near Agnes Vaille fallsby Cailey McDermottNine lost hikers were successfully rescued and returned to lower altitude about 4 p.m. Friday after spending Thursday night in rugged terrain near Agnes Vaille Falls west of Nathrop. Chaffee County Sheriff Pete Palmer reported dispatch was notified late Thursday of an emergency alert from a hiker’s beacon about a half mile above Agnes Vaille Falls. Relatives of the hikers called the sheriff’s office requesting an immediate search and rescue mission, he said. Because of the late hour and hazardous terrain, a search couldn’t be initiated until 7 a.m. Friday. The nine men, ranging in age from 38-42, from Denver and Indiana had planned a four-day hike starting at Grouse Canyon trailhead. Palmer said they apparently took a wrong turn leading them into difficult terrain beyond their hiking abilities. Palmer said 15-18 Chaffee County Search and Rescue volunteers began hiking to the area about 7 a.m. They made first contact with one of the hikers about 8:50 a.m. No injuries were reported, but one hiker showed signs of apparent altitude sickness, Palmer...