CO Firefighters Make 'Tricky' Rescue at Pikes Peak

Feb. 22, 2023

Green Mountain Falls/Chipita Park Fire Department emergency responders battled blowing snow and wind while rescuing a person from the 14,115-foot summit of Pikes Peak.

By Jessica Van Dyne

Source The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) (TNS)

Green Mountain Falls Chipita Park Fire Department Facebook Capture 63f4eb9c8bf44

Feb. 20—Emergency responders battled blowing snow and wind Sunday afternoon while rescuing a person from the 14,115-foot summit of Pikes Peak.

Green Mountain Falls/Chipita Park Fire Department, which was among the agencies to respond to the incident, posted a Facebook video detailing the conditions that made the rescue "tricky."

The nature of the emergency was unspecified, but a person was transported safely from the Pikes Peak Summit Visitor Center to a hospital.

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