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Hikers survive overnight bivouac on La Plata Peak
Two hikers emerged exhausted but unscathed Sunday after surviving an unplanned overnight bivouac on La Plata Peak.
CCSAR-N 2014 Mission Summary
2014 was even busier than 2013 for CCSAR-N. The year started out with two very serious winter mountaineering incidents.
Chaffee County Search and Rescue-North thanked
When someone’s saved your life, finding an adequate thank-you isn’t easy. Brandon Simmons found himself in just such a dilemma last January when he regained consciousness in the hospital after surviving a horrific fall on Mount Princeton. He owed his life to Chaffee County Search and Rescue-North, who launched a successful mission to save Simmons and his two hiking partners
Texan hikes out after 2-day search
Kishore Joshi, 46, Houston, Texas, the subject of weekend search efforts by Chaffee County Search and Rescue, returned to safety early Sunday evening, according to a Monday release from the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office.
Man and teenage daughter rescued from Mt Yale
A man hiking on Mount Yale with his sixteen-year-old daughter was assisted off the mountain by volunteers from the county’s search and rescue team during a nighttime mission Friday evening. Neither the man nor his young daughter was injured during the incident.
Sheriff’s office identifies river accident victim
An Arkansas man died while boating a whitewater section of the river approximately 10 miles north of Buena Vista Friday afternoon.
Injured Hiker Rescued from Mt Princeton in Nighttime Operation
A Plano, Texas man who became stranded on Mt. Princeton had to be rescued from his perch on the face of a cliff during an operation that lasted into the dark hours of Wednesday evening.
11-year-old boy finds help for injured father
An 11-year-old boy went for help for his injured father after the man’s all-terrain vehicle flipped on top of him Tuesday in a snowfield 2 miles west of St. Elmo, near the Mary Murphy mine.
Backcountry Skier Critical, Airlifted by Flight for Life
On 05/10/14 at 1229 hrs the Chaffee County Communications Center received a distress signal from a personal, SPOT device. Communications center personnel immediately contacted the SPOT activation center and received GPS coordinates of the SPOT device as well as emergency contact information for the victim.
CCSAR-N 2013 Mission Summary
2013 was another busy year for CCSAR-N. The year started out with three winter incidents.
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