07/16/12 6PM callout climber fell broken leg Gem Lake upper Rock Creek. 6 members responded and hiked trail to find injured climber trying to walk out, he refused a full assessment and to be carried out, but was willing to use crutches and we walked out with him where his party drove him to the […]
Author Archives: Gary Gilbert
Scary, fluid in lungs at Iceberg
07/13/12 5AM callout probable HAPE situation at Iceberg Lake. Pt had been sick for 3 days and at 3AM started getting worse, coughing and had fluid in lungs. 5 member rescue team set up for a helo mission 1 member hiked up to make sure they were not already heading down the trail as we […]
Another SPOT
07/09/12 Spot activation Brainerd Lake. 3 members responded to hut before we left building we found out the person had pressed the help button by mistake and had called authorities to let them know before we hit the trail.
Not a leg an eye injury Trail Camp
07/08/12 8PM callout, leg injury at trail camp unable to continue. Challenging communication as the party had split up and was using small handhelds with poor reception. 2 member hasty team headed up the trail found a patient who had fallen and shattered his glasses embedding shards around the eye socket. Confirmed he was the […]
Long Lake possible heart attack
07/01/12 5pm call person with heart problems at Long Lake in Rock Creek drainage. 2 members who live in area responded from home 4 more responded from Bishop Hut. As luck would have it there was a heart surgeon hiking the trail who we found with Pt, rest and O2 worked well, Pt refused further […]