DOLORES COUNTY, Colo. — A climber died after they fell while attempting to summit two 14ers in southwest Colorado.
Search and rescue crews met at 6 a.m. at the Kilpacker Trailhead, where the climber's vehicle was located. Crews conducted several reconnaissance flights throughout the day. Climbers were inserted in the area early Wednesday morning. After climbing up several hundred feet, SAR personnel located the missing climber, who was deceased, according to the sheriff's office.
The climber's body was transported out of the area and flown to the command center at the Kilpacker Trailhead, where it was eventually taken to the Dolores County Coroner's Office. The sheriff's office said all SAR personnel were out of the field by 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.