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As dusk approached and faced with no food and inadequate clothing due to the freezing temperatures, the fatigued family called 911, per authorities.
“They also had the awareness to call for help before it became a life-threatening emergency, before it got dark, and before their cell phone died,” the sheriff’s office said.
The group was brought safely down the mountain in an operation that took about seven hours and reunited with other family members.
The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office recommended that hikers or people going on mountain trails become aware of conditions and their experience levels, “especially this time of year when conditions can change rapidly, and the sun sets earlier.”
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PEOPLE reached out to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Monday for additional information about the rescue and the current status of the family’s condition.
According to theUnited States Forest Service, Greenhorn Mountain’s peak reaches 12,347 feet.
The family’s rescue came after an “unprepared” hiker was saved earlier this monthas he was trying to mount the summit north of Colorado’s Princeton Mountainduring a snowstorm, authorities said.
source: people.com
