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5 ejected from raft, 2 treated for minor injuries
Five individuals were ejected from a raft on Clear Creek on Tuesday, with two women taken to a hospital. According to a Facebook post by the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office, the incident occurred at Five Bridges Rapids, which is near Interstate 70's milepost 242.5. The rafters were part of a guided trip with a local rafting company. Although initial reports indicated a possible drowning, all parties were out of...
Rockford man falls 300 feet and dies while hiking in Colorado
David Mecklenburg, 56, apparently slipped while hiking on a snowy trail, Clear Creek County Chief Deputy Coroner Nicol Nelson said. The death remains under investigation, she said. St. Mary’s Glacier is located in the Arapaho National Forest, about 40 miles west of Denver, the Alpine Rescue Team wrote in a...
This Clear Creek County mountain bike park is rolling | Trail Trax
Trail construction and maintenance season at Colorado's Front Range hiking and biking trails is in full swing, and for one Clear Creek County trail system, it is ... all, systems, go. Phase one construction at Virginia Canyon Mountain Park (VCMP) in Idaho Springs, Colorado, was completed in spring 2022, which...
Hiker dies in estimated 300-foot fall at St. Mary's Glacier in Colorado
A man died in an estimated 300-foot fall while he was hiking near St. Mary's Glacier in Clear Creek County on Thursday afternoon, Alpine Rescue confirmed with CBS News Colorado. According to the rescue agency, first responders began searching for a stranded or fallen hiker near the lake after a call was received just before 2:30 p.m. It's unconfirmed at this time, but it's likely that it was a bystander at the lake who called 911 when the hiker fell. Clear Creek County first responders joined with Alpine Rescue and discovered the hiker, and he was pronounced deceased. Crews then performed a technical lowering down the snow slope below and to the right of the arrow in the provided image. The entire response lasted roughly two hours.It was unknown on the day of the fall whether the hiker was a Colorado resident.When CBS News Colorado spoke to Alpine Rescue, officials said the hiker was found with micro walking spikes on his shoes, but they weren't considered helpful devices for the terrain that was being traversed — Class 3 terrain in steep snow.Especially during this time of year, the snow can be hard to predict, so it's important to know the terrain.
Hiker dies after plummeting from ridge at St. Mary’s Glacier in Colorado
A man hiking near St. Mary’s Glacier in Clear Creek County, Colorado, died Thursday after plummeting from a ridge. The Alpine Rescue Team, a non-profit organization based in Evergreen, was notified around 2:20 p.m. that a man had fallen "a significant distance and was unresponsive," spokesperson Jake Smith said in a phone call Friday.
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