CSFD responds to high-angle rescue in North Cheyenne Canon

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) performed a high-angle rescue in North Cheyenne Canon after a rock climber fell around 30 ft, on March 30.

A fellow climber on scene told KRDO13 that he was the one who found the rock climber, who was with a climbing partner. The witness says that one of the two was badly injured and unconscious.

CSFD reports that crews climbed more than 400 ft from the road, hiking steep terrain to reach the injured hiker. Officials confirmed that the climber lost his grip while securing himself; the gear failed, and he was not wearing a helmet.

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