Riders Missing in Meadow Creek & Blue Ridge?

[Mtn-Track]

From this morning...


Grand County Search and Rescue in search of two parties

Reid Tulley
rtulley@skyhidailynews.com
Grand County, CO Colorado

Grand County Search and Rescue are currently searching for two separate parties this morning.
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The first is a 60 year old male from Tabernash who became lost in Meadow Creek Area while snowmobiling yesterday March, 10. Search efforts to locate the man last night extended to the early a.m. hours and were unsuccessful. The search for the man will resume this morning.

The second group is a group of three snowmobilers who reported they were going to the Blue Ridge area yesterday. The second party consists of three individuals who are on high performance snowmobiles.




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[Jermbob]

Any idea of what kind of sleds they were on? I saw three guys on wrapped Ski Doo XM's yesterday coming out of Wolverine Bypass.

 

[Mtn-Track]

All I know is what I gained and posted from the article. I was hoping someone knew more and could confirm the safe return of all the sledders.

 

[rusty_jigawahowski]

The rider on meadow creek was found. Haven't heard anything about a search in grand lake.

 

[idareyou]

Sounds like they were all found ok:

http://www.skyhidailynews.com/article/20130311/NEWS/130319999/1079&ParentProfile=1067

 

[Mtn-Track]

Good to know all were found!

From the above link:

Reid Tulley
rtulley@skyhidailynews.com
Grand County, CO Colorado

Grand County Search and Rescue, aided by a Kiowa helicopter from the Army's High Altitude Truing Center in Eagle County, retrieved Stu Spencer, 60, of Tabernash Monday morning. Spencer had become stranded in the Meadow Creek area while snowmobiling and was forced to spend the night.

Search and Rescue members completed a second mission Monday morning after retrieving three snowmobilers who had become lost and stranded in the Blue Ridge area near Grand Lake.

All of the parties who were retrieved were in good medical condition after spending a cold night in the woods.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.


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[polaris dude]

sooo... a 60 y/o guy went out by himself into the back country? I hate to say it, but what did he expect?? This is why you don't go out by yourself!

 

[stingray719]

sooo... a 60 y/o guy went out by himself into the back country? I hate to say it, but what did he expect?? This is why you don't go out by yourself!

Hard to imagine he went off by himself, I would suspect he got seperated from his group. Anybody know for sure?

BOOFIT name calling added to this conversation how?

 

[Mtn-Track]

Glad to see that everyone made it out. Cost was a torched sled and three wilderness fines. Sucks to see that last line in the article...


Reid Tulley
rtulley@skyhidailynews.com
Grand County, CO Colorado

Grand County Search and Rescue (GCSAR) completed two rescue missions during the weekend and retrieved a total of four individuals who had become stranded while snowmobiling.
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The Grand County Search and Rescue team, aided by a Kiowa helicopter from the Army's High Altitude Training Center in Eagle County, retrieved Stuart Spencer, 60, of Tabernash on Monday morning after he had become stranded in the Meadow Creek area while snowmobiling and was forced to spend the night.

Spencer was reported overdue by his wife at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Sunday.

A team of three search and rescue members were taken to the place Spencer was last seen by James Reed and Davis Howard, who had been snowmobiling with Spencer the previous day until he turned down an untracked gully that headed toward Mill Creek. The two decided where Spencer headed was unridable.

The team of five went into the field Sunday afternoon by snowmobile to where they considered the terrain unridable. They then continued to follow Spencer's snowmobile track on foot. They left the field at 12:43 a.m. and chose to continue the search the next day.

A number of search and rescue members and non-members joined the search effort Monday morning as well as the Kiowa helicopter. Spencer was located by the helicopter's pilot using the last location of the search crew from the night before.

Spencer reported that he lodged his snowmobile in a tree and lit his snowmobile on fire to attempt to signal what he believed to be a plane searching for him. He attempted to keep another fire going but was unsuccessful. He ultimately huddled next to the hot remains of his snowmobile to stay warm through the night.

Blue Ridge rescue

Search and Rescue members completed a second mission Monday morning after receiving a report Sunday night of an overdue party of three snowmobilers.

Two of the snowmobilers were Grand Lake locals and the third was visiting from North Dakota. All three were riding powerful powder snowmobiles.

The three riders rode into the Blue Ridge area where they could not make it out and decided to spend the night.

The three were located by search and rescue members after a short search of the Blue Ridge area and were retrieved with their snow machines.

The three riders were each fined $500 by the U.S. Forest Service for riding snowmobiles in a wilderness area.




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[backcountryislife]

He torched his sled... to get attention?

It's not as if there's any TREES or anything flammable like that at meadow creek though, right... that makes sense

What a strange thing to do?

I am curious if he really was there alone or if he got separated like stingray was thinking.


Two great examples of why you should carry a spot or inreach though.

 

[m8braaaap]

maybe he had a poo and wanted a cat? just a thought.thats the only way i would ever torch my sled.just sayin

 

[polaris dude]

I don't get why you would get stuck and before even the first night you torch your sled? Lol, I would have to get pretty desperate to do that. And Stingray it sounds sorta like your correct, but his wife was the one to call him in missing? And the two guys that were riding with him just ditched him when he went down the gulley? Call me old fashioned, but if I was riding with a 60 yearold(and my dad is getting close ha) My main priority would be to make sure they get out at the end of the day(without a heart attack preferably).

Hopefully he had enough gear to be comfortable for the overnight stay but by the sounds of it he wasn't completely prepared.