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RIP, hoping it's nobody I know.....]]> Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:50:32 +0000 http://www.rmnpforums.com/forums/topic/20618-fatality-on-the-diamond/ http://www.rmnpforums.com/forums/topic/20544-preview-ep-news-friday-aug-20/ ]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:25:49 +0000 http://www.rmnpforums.com/forums/topic/20544-preview-ep-news-friday-aug-20/ http://www.rmnpforums.com/forums/topic/20475-rollover-crash-on-trr/ 9News.com (Denver)

On Wednesday, 8/11/10

"ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK - A 45-year-old man was flown to a Denver-area hospital on Wednesday morning after rolling his vehicle on the highest continuous motorway in America.

Park officials say the man rolled his vehicle around 5:30 a.m. on Trail Ridge Road near the Colorado River Trailhead.

The man was conscious when he was airlifted around 7:30 a.m., according to authorities, but his condition and identity were not immediately known. They say he had multiple injuries.

The incident is under investigation."
(KUSA-TV © 2010 Multimedia Holdings Corporation)

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Hope this person recovers completely and quickly.]]> Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:19:45 +0000 http://www.rmnpforums.com/forums/topic/20459-another-rescue-from-longs-peak/ http://www.rmnpforums.com/forums/topic/20389-man-struck-by-lightening-on-longs-peak/
Continued phone calls to park dispatch by visitors along the route, indicated that visitors were assisting the man down the route. They were also providing dry clothing, food and water. A park trail crew in the area reached the man at 1:10 p.m. on "The Ledges." Due to an assessment of injuries at that time, it was determined that the man had been struck by lightning sometime late the previous day. He had numerous burn injuries.

The trail crew was able to provide immediate care and continued to walk the man to the Agnes Vaille shelter, a primitive historic shelter, located at "The Keyhole." They waited out an intense storm with lightning, hail, heavy rains and low temperatures. Once the severe storm passed, they began walking slowly down the route and connected with park rangers at 4:10 p.m. at "The Boulderfield." Rangers provided more emergency medical care to the man.

The first litter team of park staff reached the patient at 5:25 p.m. Due to the severe weather in the area during the beginning of the rescue, helicopters were unable to fly. Weather conditions improved and at approximately 6:30 p.m. Flight for Life flew the patient to St. Anthony Central. Approximately 35 people are involved with this rescue in the field, including a paramedic from Estes Park Medical Center. Park rescue personnel hiked back to the trailhead and were out of the backcountry by 11:00 p.m.

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