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WATCH: Snow, wind make for ‘tricky’ rescue atop Pikes Peak

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.

Emergency responders rescue person from Pike Peak summit amid harrowing conditions. (Courtesy of Green Mountain Falls/Chipita Park Fire Department)
Emergency responders rescue person from Pike Peak summit amid harrowing conditions. (Courtesy of Green Mountain Falls/Chipita Park Fire Department)


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