SCRG evacuates injured hunter from Gore Range
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
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Allison Olenginski
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Summit County Rescue Group responded to the Lower Cataract
lake area for the evacuation of an injured hunter on Tuesday,
November 9th. A man, visiting from Wyoming, slipped on an icy
trail while hunting in the area. The man's son hiked out
until he found someone with cell service and called 911.
Summit County Dispatch contacted the SCRG on-call coordinator, Glen
Kraatz, regarding the evacuation of the injured man, at
8:10am. an "all call" page was issued immediately to the
team.
17 rescuers responded to the Surprise Lake trail head, near
Cataract lake. Three paramedics from Summit County Ambulance
service made initial contact with the patient and stabilized
him. The man was taken by litter to the trailhead, where he
was met by an ambulance and transported to Summit Medical
Center.
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