A backcountry skier was rescued from a Colorado wilderness area this weekend.
According to the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office, a 911 call was received at about 12:18 p.m. on April 25 related to a backcountry skier who had been injured and immobilized in the James Peak Wilderness Area. Search and rescue teams quickly deployed, with the sheriff’s office utilizing a drone to work to locate the injured skier.
An SOS message sent via a satellite further aided in the search for the skier in the remote terrain, with a group of three found near Forest Lake. This area is located about five miles northeast of Winter Park, through rugged and mountainous terrain…