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La Plata County Search and Rescue rescued a man lost in the Weminuche Wilderness by helicopter Saturday morning. The team members spotted a smoke plume from the fire the 59-year-old man from...
DATE: Oct. 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
According to the scanner, an injured person was located near Lemon Reservoir about 4:05 p.m. Friday. The search began with a 911 call and a response by Upper Pine Fire Protection District. La Plata...
DATE: Sept. 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
The body recovered from the Animas River on July 18 has been positively identified as Cody Shane Pierce, 19, of Albuquerque. La Plata County Search & Rescue conducted an extensive search after...
DATE: July 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
A man injured Sunday afternoon on Mount Eolus was rescued and flown to San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington. The exact nature of his injuries was not available, but according to early...
DATE: July 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News
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
