The NPS Morning Report is reporting that a 74-year-old man from Fort Collins suffered a cardiac emergency while snowshoeing near Mills Lake this past Tuesday, January 7th. The man’s friends contacted park rangers by cell phone and began CPR, but were unable to revive him. He was pronounced dead around 1 p.m.
Mills Lake is located roughly 2.6 miles from the trailhead, and sits at an elevation of roughly 9940 feet.
Park staff, assisted by Larimer County Search and Rescue, recovered the man's body and reached the Glacier Gorge Trailhead at approxmiately 4:30 p.m. His body was then transferred to the Larimer County Coroner's Office.
Last week a snowshoer was rescued from the Mill Creek Drainage after becoming disoriented while snowshoeing by himself near Flattop Mountain.
Jeff
RockyMountainHikingTrails.com
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Thursday, January 9, 2014
Monday, January 6, 2014
Snowshoer Rescued in Rocky Mountain National Park
A 24-year-old man from Florida was found last Thursday night by park staff in the Mill Creek Drainage of Rocky Mountain National Park.
The man had contacted rangers via cell phone early that afternoon, at around 2:30 p.m., reporting that he’d become disoriented while snowshoeing by himself near Flattop Mountain. At that time he was not asking for assistance, but seeking directions and guidance from rangers. Weather conditions consisted of sunshine, high winds, blowing snow and temperatures ranging in the mid-20s.
The man continued down from above tree line, remaining in contact with rangers. When it became dark, he stopped moving and asked for assistance, as he was not prepared to spend the night in the backcountry.
Three park search teams began looking for him, focusing their efforts mainly in the Mill Creek Drainage. One team followed fresh snowshoe tracks and located the man in thick timber along Mill Creek at approximately 8:45 p.m.
Rangers assessed his condition and then snowshoed out with him.
Jeff
RockyMountainHikingTrails.com
The man had contacted rangers via cell phone early that afternoon, at around 2:30 p.m., reporting that he’d become disoriented while snowshoeing by himself near Flattop Mountain. At that time he was not asking for assistance, but seeking directions and guidance from rangers. Weather conditions consisted of sunshine, high winds, blowing snow and temperatures ranging in the mid-20s.
The man continued down from above tree line, remaining in contact with rangers. When it became dark, he stopped moving and asked for assistance, as he was not prepared to spend the night in the backcountry.
Three park search teams began looking for him, focusing their efforts mainly in the Mill Creek Drainage. One team followed fresh snowshoe tracks and located the man in thick timber along Mill Creek at approximately 8:45 p.m.
Rangers assessed his condition and then snowshoed out with him.
Jeff
RockyMountainHikingTrails.com
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