An 18-year-old female was on an over night backpacking journey with her mommy and their dog when she started to experience stomach discomfort, queasiness and throwing up
PRESS RELEASE
STONE COUNTY CONSTABLE’S WORKPLACE
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On Sunday July 16, 2023, at around 10:17 a.m., the Boulder County Communications Center was informed of a backpacker who was nauseated, throwing up and dehydrated in the location of Jasper Lake, west of Eldora with gain access to from the Hessie Trailhead.
The 18-year-old female was on an over night backpacking journey with her mommy and their dog when she started to experience stomach discomfort, queasiness and throwing up. Additionally, the dog had actually sustained an injury to its leg. As an outcome of her health problem and the hurt dog, the hikers did not think they might make it back to the trailhead. This triggered them to trigger the SOS function on their GPS system, which led to rescuers being contacted us to help.
A helicopter from Flight for Life Colorado was utilized to fly rescuers and paramedics from Rocky Mountain Rescue Group to Jasper Lake so they might find and evaluate the ill hiker. In addition to the couple of rescuers flown in by helicopter, rescuers from Nederland Fire Protection District, U.S. Forest Service and Rocky Mountain Rescue Group drove part of the method towards Jasper Lake with Utility Terrain Vehicles (UTV’s) and after that started treking the staying range in case an evacuation was required. Rescuers situated the family and supplied care in the field. Rescuers had the ability to help the hikers and the dog with walking down the path to the UTV’s. The hikers were then packed in the UTV and eliminated to their vehicle. The family decreased additional healthcare.
Agencies helping with this rescue effort consisted of: the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, Nederland Fire Protection District, United States Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Rescue Group and Flight for Life Colorado.
The associated Boulder County Sheriff’s Office case number is: #23-3859.
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