Fatality on Longs Peak
Early this morning, Friday, July 16, a twenty-nine year old man’s body
was discovered by a hiker on Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park.
The Rhode Island man’s body was found along the Keyhole Route by “The
Trough” and on “The Ledges” at roughly 13,000 feet in elevation. It is
believed he fell roughly 250 to 300 feet.
Park rangers were notified this morning at 5:30 a.m. by a hiker who
found the man’s body. It is believed the man fell sometime after 7:15 p.m.
yesterday. A park trail crew, who were camping near the Boulderfield, were
the first park staff on scene at 9:30 a.m.
Park rangers were flown to the Boulderfield by the interagency United
States Forest Service/National Park Service helicopter from Bridger-Teton
National Forest and Grand Teton National Park, staged in the park for the
Cow Creek Fire. They hiked to the scene and reached the man at 11:02 a.m.
The victim’s body was flown to a helispot in the Upper Beaver Meadows area
of the park at 1:30 p.m. His body was then transferred to the Boulder
County Coroner.
The victim was in a hiking party with three others, who had stayed
behind at their backcountry camping site at the Boulderfield, and were not
with him at the time of the accident. The victim’s name will not be
released until next of kin are notified.
Early this morning, Friday, July 16, a twenty-nine year old man’s body
was discovered by a hiker on Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park.
The Rhode Island man’s body was found along the Keyhole Route by “The
Trough” and on “The Ledges” at roughly 13,000 feet in elevation. It is
believed he fell roughly 250 to 300 feet.
Park rangers were notified this morning at 5:30 a.m. by a hiker who
found the man’s body. It is believed the man fell sometime after 7:15 p.m.
yesterday. A park trail crew, who were camping near the Boulderfield, were
the first park staff on scene at 9:30 a.m.
Park rangers were flown to the Boulderfield by the interagency United
States Forest Service/National Park Service helicopter from Bridger-Teton
National Forest and Grand Teton National Park, staged in the park for the
Cow Creek Fire. They hiked to the scene and reached the man at 11:02 a.m.
The victim’s body was flown to a helispot in the Upper Beaver Meadows area
of the park at 1:30 p.m. His body was then transferred to the Boulder
County Coroner.
The victim was in a hiking party with three others, who had stayed
behind at their backcountry camping site at the Boulderfield, and were not
with him at the time of the accident. The victim’s name will not be
released until next of kin are notified.
