{"id":45620,"date":"2021-07-25T19:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T01:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/man-stabs-himself-in-neck-while-in-animas-river\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:26:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:26:21","slug":"man-stabs-himself-in-neck-while-in-animas-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/man-stabs-himself-in-neck-while-in-animas-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Man stabs himself in neck while in Animas River"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A 26-year-old man was taken into protective custody early Sunday morning after stabbing himself in the neck with a pocket knife while he was in the middle of the Animas River between the Purple Cliffs campsite and Walmart.<\/p>\n

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Axis Care Hotline:<\/strong> 24\/7 local response to your crisis & behavioral health needs: (970) 247-5245.<\/p>\n

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AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION:<\/strong> Colorado chapter information available at afsp.org\/chapter\/afsp-colorado\/.<\/p>\n

FOR MEN: <\/strong> A website for adult men contemplating suicide is available at mantherapy.org.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m., the man had stabbed himself in the neck several times, and another man was attempting to help him when law-enforcement officers arrived, said Durango Police Department Sgt. Devin Conroy.<\/p>\n

The Durango Police Department and La Plata County Sheriff\u2019s Office responded.<\/p>\n

Conroy said the knife used by the man was a short-bladed pocket knife.<\/p>\n

La Plata County Sheriff\u2019s Office Sgt. Wes Doughty said he \u201dwas screaming something about never being taken alive\u201d when officers arrived.<\/p>\n

Doughty said he believed the man was a resident of the Purple Cliffs campsite, for people who are experiencing homelessness .<\/p>\n

Because of mental health concerns, the man was taken into protective custody and taken to Mercy Regional Medical Center for medical treatment, Doughty said<\/p>\n

The wounds did not appear to be life-threatening, Doughty said.<\/p>\n

Lindsay Radford, spokeswoman for Mercy Regional Medical Center, said the man was treated at Mercy and transferred to St. Anthony Hospital, a Level 1 trauma center in Lakewood, where he was in critical but stable condition.<\/p>\n

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