The July 4 weekend is always a busy one for teams and in Colorado, a deadly hiking accident prompted fresh warnings from officials about the many . According to a Facebook post by Silverton Medical Rescue, the tragic incident took place on Thursday, July 4 when a man fell 600 - 800 feet off the ridgeline of Snowdon Peak, a in the San Juan mountains near Silverton. The 25-year-old man was reportedly visiting the state from Cookeville, Tennessee and was with two males and three females.
The San Juan County Sheriff's Department received the 911 call about the fall in the afternoon and dispatched search and rescue at 4:09 p.m. "Silverton Rescue members along with Flight for Life medics responded via helicopter and made contact with the party at around 5:45 pm and the patient was declared deceased at that time, despite the best effort of the victim’s hiking partners," says Tyler George, director of the SMRT.
"The rescue team worked until dark, at which time recovery efforts were suspended and the mission was completed the following morning.” The five remaining hikers were physically unharmed and extracted from the scene by rescue teams, who say their efforts were aided by an unusual lack of in the area last week. Despite the good weather and lack of errors by the group, officials say it underscores the intrinsic , particularly in such a remote area where the trails can involve climbing and feature a lot of loose rock.
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