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| Two accidental deaths, wildfire |
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| Written by administrator | |
| Wednesday, 26 August 2009 | |
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BOULDER COUNTY In the past week, there have been two accidental deaths in the county, a climbing rescue and a small wildfire: On Tuesday, August 18, a Coal Creek Canyon resident Gary L. David was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head. Boulder County Sheriff’s deputies, firefighters from the Coal Creek Fire Protection District, paramedics from Pridemark and an air ambulance from North Colorado Med Evac were dispatched to 25 Crescent Lake Road in Coal Creek Canyon, approximately 8:40 p.m., on a report of a party who had been shot. When they arrived, emergency workers found the 57 year old male resident in the garage/workshop with a bullet wound to his head. The victim was transported by air ambulance to the hospital but was pronounced dead upon arrival. Preliminary investigation indicates that the victim was disassembling an assault type rifle and the rifle discharged, the bullet striking him in the head. At the time, he was alone working in the garage and his wife was in the home. There were no indications of foul play. On Saturday, August 22 at approximately 8:50 a.m., members of the Rocky Mountain Rescue, and other services were dispatched to a half mile up the Arapahoe Pass Trail on a report of male party who collapsed. Other hikers in the area attempted CPR on the male but were unsuccessful in reviving him. When they arrived, emergency workers found a 52-year-old male party deceased at the scene. The man was a Douglas County resident. The Coroner’s office will make a determination as to the cause and manner of death. On August 19, around 6:41 p.m. the Boulder County Communications Center received a 911 call of a fallen climber near the 34500-mile marker of Boulder Canyon. Boulder Canyon was closed for about 20 minutes while the evacuation took place. The temporary closure was to protect the traffic driving in Boulder Canyon from rocks falling into the road. Witnesses in the area said that the injured woman fell approximately 30 to 40 feet. She was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. She received minor injuries to her right knee and minor lacerations to her head. Rocky Mountain Rescue Group did an approximately 500-foot technical scree evacuation to the waiting ambulance in Boulder Canyon. Paramedics transported the injured party to Boulder Community Hospital. On Monday, around 11:44 am Boulder County Dispatch received a call of a smoke report in the area of Gold Lake Resort in unincorporated Boulder County near Ward. According to the person who called it in, there was a large plume of smoke just south of the resort. After a short search, fire fighters arrived on scene near Forest Service Road #372 and discovered a 50’ by 50’ wildland fire burning in grass and duff. The fire had a low flame length and a slow rate of spread. Fire fighters created a firebreak line around the fire and it was fully contained by 1:40 pm. Members of the US Forest Service remained on scene to monitor the fire. It was determined the fire was caused by lighting strikes from the previous day. |
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