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On Thursday, September 8, a 65-year-old man from Tulsa, Oklahoma had a medical emergency that caused him to collapse and fall on rocks and then roll in to Lake Haiyaha in Rocky Mountain National Park. A family member and other visitors were able to pull him out of the water. Park dispatch was notified of the incident at 11:36 a.m. from a visitor who had climbed to a spot where they received a cell phone signal.
A park trail crew was working in the area and reached the man at 11:52 a.m. Other park staff in the area also assisted. Two park rangers reached the scene at 12:54 p.m. and provided advanced medical care. A litter team of park staff brought the man down the trail and reached the Bear Lake parking area at 3:30 p.m. As the rescue progressed, the man's condition continued to improve. The man was taken by Estes Park Medical Center ambulance to the Glacier Basin Campground where he was flown by AirLife of Denver to Swedish Medical Center. There were 18 park staff involved in the field on this rescue. Lake Haiyaha is 2.1 miles from the Bear Lake Trailhead.
