Crime & Safety
Boulder County Sheriff's Office: Injured Hiker Rescued
Boulder County, Colo. - On Friday, July 9, 2021 at approximately 1:40 p.m., the Boulder County Communications Center was notified of an ...
July 9, 2021
Injured hiker rescued on the First Flatiron Trail
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Boulder County, Colo. - On Friday, July 9, 2021 at approximately 1:40 p.m., the Boulder County Communications Center was notified of an injured hiker on the First Flatiron Trail.
A twenty-six year-old male from Golden, CO experienced a medical emergency that led to a fall while hiking on the First Flatiron Trail. Rocky Mountain Rescue Group provided initial medical care and a wheeled-litter evacuation to the trailhead. American Medical Response provided further medical care and ambulance transport to an area hospital. The rescue lasted approximately one hour.
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Agencies assisting with this rescue included: Rocky Mountain Rescue Group, City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, American Medical Response
The associated Boulder County Sheriff's Office case number is: #21-3188.
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/s/ Kevin Harner, Emergency Services Coordinator
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