La Plata County Search and Rescue

skier describes epic trip to rescue

spent night out after straying beyond Purgatory boundaries

were hunting in Mitchell Lakes area

La Plata County Search and Rescue learned of the man’s situation about 8 a.m. Thursday. He was in the upper…

became lost in drainage near Junction Creek

Rescuers find hunter after he makes satellite-phone call

The 27-year-old man is from France, said Butch Knowlton, director of La Plata County Search and Rescue. His identity and…

retriever slips into deep hole near Andrews Lake

The man’s identity was not released Wednesday evening pending notification of next of kin. He was described as a “middle-aged”…

2012 Fort Lewis College graduate suffers multiple fractures in fall