Boulder County Sheriff's Office: Hiker Having Medical Issue Rescued On The Allenspark Trail

Press release from the Boulder County Sheriff's Office:

July 5, 2021

Boulder County, Colo. -

On Sunday, July 4, 2021 at approximately 9:53 p.m., the Boulder County Communications Center was notified of a hiker experiencing a medical emergency on the Allenspark Trail.

A forty-eight year-old male from Loveland experienced a medical emergency while hiking with his girlfriend. Rocky Mountain Rescue Group and Allenspark Fire Protection District provided a wheeled-litter evacuation to the trailhead. Estes Park Paramedics provided medical care and ambulance transport to an area hospital. The rescue lasted approximately three hours.

Agencies assisting with this rescue included: Allenspark Fire Protection District, Rocky Mountain Rescue Group, Estes Park Paramedics, and the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office.

The associated Boulder County Sheriff's Office case number is: #21-3097.

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/s/ Kevin Harner, Emergency Services Coordinator

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