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A 50-year-old man was rescued Saturday evening at Purgatory Flats after a horse fell on him. He was taken to Mercy Regional Medical Center by helicopter, said Butch Knowlton, director of La Plata...
DATE: July 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County Search & Rescue on Saturday evening recovered a body believed to be that of a young man who drowned in late June in the Animas River. The body, believed to be that of Cody Shane...
DATE: July 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
According to the emergency scanner, a rescue was requested about 4:45 p.m. Sunday for someone who was injured about three miles up Hermosa Creek Trail. Butch Knowlton, director of the La Plata...
DATE: July 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
La Plata County Search and Rescue volunteers practiced a helicopter mission Saturday morning over the Hermosa Creek drainage area. The helicopter, provided by TriState CareFlight, made about six...
DATE: July 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Almost two weeks after their son drowned in the Upper Animas River, Cody Shane Pierce’s family is planning to say goodbye. Friends held a vigil Monday, and his family will hold a memorial service...
DATE: July 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
On Sunday, the fourth day of its search, La Plata County Search and Rescue was again unsuccessful in finding the body of a young man who drowned Thursday. “History tells us that the results of the...
DATE: July 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
Durangoans wondering about a helicopter flying low over town Monday night need wonder no more. “It was us,” said Dan Bender of the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office. “Every month, (La Plata County)...
DATE: June 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Colorado Department of Local Affairs is offering residents and visitors a pretty good deal: For a mere $3, anyone who participates in the state’s wide variety of outdoor activities can support...
DATE: June 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
On Sunday, the fourth day of its search, La Plata County Search and Rescue was again unsuccessful in finding the body of a young man who drowned Thursday. “History tells us that the results of the...
DATE: June 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
The search continued Friday for a 20-year-old man who went missing Thursday evening in the Animas River north of Tacoma. Crews in the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad helicopter searched...
DATE: June 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
A raft carrying six rafters flipped on the Animas River just downstream from Smelter Rapid at about 4 p.m. Sunday. Emergency responders were called, but the rafters were uninjured and accounted...
DATE: June 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
A drunken man who jumped from Bakers Bridge was swept down the Animas River shortly before 11 a.m. Friday. The people he was with called 911 after he disappeared beneath the water for eight...
DATE: June 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
