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After spending two nights in the Colorado wilderness, an injured woman was rescued after she found train passengers calling for help.
A woman identified by authorities as “a woman in her 20s from the Aztec New Mexico area” was rescued after spending “two nights in the wilderness,” according to a Facebook post from the San Juan County, Colorado Emergency Management Agency. rice field.
During a day hike on the Colorado Trail in the Deer Park area, she was walking along the Animas Riverbank when she “left the trail” and “fallen” and “broken her leg.”
Darren Witten, director of D&SNG, told reporters that the victim fell off a cliff while being photographed. Durango Herald.
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After the second night, the woman “managed to come into view” along the riverbank and “flagged on the first train in the morning,” the emergency management agency wrote.
“When a train passenger noticed a woman in distress on the other side of the river, she alerted train staff and initiated emergency response,” officials added.
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A Silverton Medical Rescue crew quickly arrived on the scene, outfitted with a trolley-like system to help transport injured victims to locations more easily reached by helicopter.
She was airlifted to Montrose Hospital, according to the San Juan County OEM.
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Witten said the hiker was first reported missing by his parents on Saturday. Herald.
She faced tough conditions in the wilderness, according to CBS affiliate KCNC-TV, as temperatures dropped into the 20s overnight.
“It’s an amazing feat that she survived two nights in the cold weather we’re experiencing,” said emergency management spokeswoman Dian Gallegos. Herald“Our team thought it was pretty miraculous.”
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The team was also impressed that the victim “was aware that the train was still moving” and was able to get someone’s attention after crawling up to the river bank with an injured leg, Gallegos said. told the newspaper.
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According to CBS affiliate KCNC-TV, train conductor and firefighter Kyla Breeden said the victim was “obviously injured” and “really cold” when rescuers arrived on the scene. Told.
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A San Juan County OEM praised the rescuers’ efforts in a statement shared on Facebook.
They went on to thank the Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad for their “support and partnership in this successful search and rescue mission.”
“Thanks to teamwork and cooperation, another person was able to return home safely at the moment of need,” the office wrote on Facebook.
