Garfield County Search and Rescue complete cliff rescue in Glenwood Springs
Members of Garfield County Search and Rescue assist a stranded climber down from the mountainside in Glenwood Springs, CO. This image was captured with a drone.
Shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, Garfield County Search and Rescue (GCSAR) was activated to rescue a female stranded on a cliff above the community center in Glenwood Springs. Earlier in the day, the couple had been hiking along the Wulfshon Trail and strayed from the trail. This ultimately led to the female being “cliffed-out” about 30 yards below her male partner. Search and rescue members arrived on scene shortly thereafter; they determined that a rope rescue ultimately would be needed to get the female down. With the ropes and rigging in place, a search and rescue
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GCSAR team rescues six stranded rafters from the Roaring Fork River
Deputy Vargas of the Garfield County Sheriff's Office assists Garfield County Search and Rescue with a rescue operation on the Roaring Fork River near Glenwood Springs, CO.
On Tuesday evening at 6:54 p.m., the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) was notified of four children and two adults whose raft had been pinned on a rock in the Roaring Fork River, about one mile below Ironbridge, near Glenwood Springs, CO. The raft was being held against the rock by the strong current associated with the high water run-off of the Roaring Fork River. Garfield County Search and Rescue (GCSAR) was called out by the GCSO, arrived on scene, and began operations to rescue the two adults and four children, ages 7, 9, 13, and 14 from the river,
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