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    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
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    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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    (c)2023 The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)

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