Mercy’s Flight for Life Helicopter transporting the patient southbound photo by DeAnne Gallegos
San Juan County Deputy Sheriff Adam Clifton debriefs with two Silverton Medical Rescue team members photo by DeAnne Gallegos
CNG Blackhawk Helicopter landing with patient after extracting her from Vestal Peak photo by SMR
SMR team helps load patient onto Mercy’s Flight for Life Helicopter for transport Photo by DeAnne Gallegos
Map of the area where Vestal Peak is located in San Juan County, CO
Where patient was extracted from on Vestal Peak photo by FFL
On Friday, July 17th, in the middle of the day, the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office and Silverton Medical Rescue Team got a 911 dispatch call regarding a female climber who was injured and sitting on top of the high, jagged Wham Ridge on Vestal Peak. Vestal Peak is the rugged, sharp-faced peak you see in Silverton down the railroad tracks near Molas Lake that is in the iconic Needle Mountain Rang…
