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Chaffee County Search and Rescue responds to several incidents
Chaffee County Search and Rescue North helped three people involved in medical emergencies Tuesday at the Zoom Flume rapid in Browns Canyon National Monument and Wednesday at Browns Lake.
Chaffee Search and Rescue rescues woman climber
Chaffee County Search and Rescue North successfully rescued a woman climber Sunday.
Boulder man dies at Chalk Cliffs
Matthew Wayne Lackey, 31, Boulder, died Monday after sustaining serious injuries from a fall at Chalk Cliffs on Mount Princeton.
Mount Yale hikers find themselves lost, stuck
Four out-of-state hikers were in for the adventure of their life Wednesday night.
First 2017 mission rescues stranded hiker
Chaffee County Search and Rescue-North’s first mission of 2017 may have saved a man’s life. It was another case of a group splitting up.
Search and Rescue assists lost hiker
Chaffee County Search and Rescue North assisted a woman and her dog who became lost on Mount Princeton Friday night.
Search and Rescue North assists three distressed hikers
Chaffee County Search and Rescue North assisted three distressed hikers on three separate missions over the weekend.
Texas hiker found dead at Avalanche Trailhead
Texas hiker Jeffrey Pickering, who was reported missing Friday, was found dead Saturday night in northern Chaffee County.
Missing Hiker On Mt Harvard Found Deceased
On 08/24/16 at approximately 5:00 pm the Chaffee County Communications Center received information of a possible missing hiker on Mount Harvard. Family members reported that the hiker was dropped off at the trailhead of Mount Harvard at approximately 7:00 amon the 24th and they were to pick him up at the same location at 3:00 pm, the same day. When he did not return by 5:00 pm they notified Chaffee County authorities.
Prospector rescued from Mount Antero Saturday
A Salida prospector pinned under a rock near the summit of Mount Antero was rescued Saturday afternoon by Chaffee County Search and Rescue and other emergency responders.