Durango Community Stakeholder was Sunday’s Fatality on Red Mountain

Flight for Life helicopter supporting the incident on Red Mountain Pass landing in Silverton Photo by DeAnne Gallegos

Flight for Life helicopter supporting the incident on Red Mountain Pass landing in Silverton Photo by DeAnne Gallegos

Map of the US Basin Area of Red Mountain

Map of the US Basin Area of Red Mountain

Michael A. Goldman

Michael A. Goldman

On Sunday, December 14, 2025, at approximately 11:31 a.m., Silverton Medical Rescue received an emergency alert of an unresponsive 63-year-old male in the backcountry who has been identified as a Durango community stakeholder, Michael Goldman. The party of three were recreating in the US Basin area of Red Mountain in San Juan County, Colorado, when Michael Goldman became unresponsive, and the g...

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