Man =
Injured near=20
Ouzel Falls in Rocky Mountain National =
Park
Posted: 06/03/2011 =
02:37:28 PM=20
MDT
Rescuers move an =
injured man=20
across a snow bridge in the Wild Basin area of =
Rocky=20
Mountain National Park.
An Arizona man was seriously injured Thursday =
in an=20
accident near Ouzal Falls in the Wild Basin area =
of=20
Rocky Mountain National Park. A trail crew from =
Rocky=20
Mountain National Park, working near Calypso =
Cascades in=20
the Wild Basin area of the park, was notified of =
the=20
accident at approximately 2:15 p.m. yesterday, =
Thursday,=20
June 2. A park visitor informed the crew that a=20
53-year-old male from Chandler, Ariz. had fallen =
near=20
Ouzel Falls. The trail crew reached the man 30 =
minutes=20
later. Another visitor was assisting the injured =
man.=20
A park medic reached the injured man at =
5:p.m. He had=20
numerous traumatic injuries requiring advanced =
life=20
support care. A team of 20 park rangers and =
trail crew=20
assisted by seven Rocky Mountain Rescue =
volunteers=20
brought the man down through deep snow on a =
rescue=20
toboggan and then used a wheeled litter for the =
lower=20
section of the trail. Larimer County Search and =
Rescue=20
also provided rescuers to assist park rangers as =
a=20
contingency resource should more personnel be =
necessary.=20
Ouzel Falls is approximately 2.5 miles from the =
Wild=20
Basin trailhead.=20
The team reached the trailhead at 8:30 p.m. =
The man=20
was taken by ambulance to Estes Park Medical =
Center.=20
While the cause of this accident is still under=20
investigation, backcountry users should be aware =
that=20
unusually deep snow and high water in the =
backcountry=20
are creating additional early season hazards =
that must=20
be accounted for when traveling beyond the =
trailhead.=20
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