Help: Jeff Lodico aka slimshady

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Help: Jeff Lodico aka slimshady

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Help please - regarding 14ers.com member "slimshady" (Jeff Lodico)

If anyone is a close friend or family member of Jeff, can you please IM me ASAP? There was an accident, he is alive but pretty messed up. Believe him to be in Aspen Valley Hospital. I'm getting info via friend of climbing partner - trying to get his emergency contact info right now. I use to work with him and we did a few peaks together, but he never mentioned any family in Colorado...maybe in NY where he is from???

Any info helps - already scanned his FB friends for people with same last name but didn't find any. I know he climbs with a lot of people off of this site. Trying to get his emergency contacts info from our work but no luck yet.

Thanks.
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Oh no! I've hiked with Jeff, I hope he ok. Tho I don't think I would have any info to add that you wouldn't have already. Please let us know of his condition.
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I'll ask around. I remember him calling his parents on a couple occasions on some trips we took. Wishing speedy recovery and that it's nothing severe.....
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This may sound like a pretty basic question, but did anybody go through his cell phone contact list? I presume that would be the first thing that an LEO or SAR would do.
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Read from Dr. Kedrowski: "I found Paul's Friend Jeff fell from w face snowmass today 11amSR arrived 1230...we warmed him attended wounds.pray for him and heli rescue"
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I didn't want to provide any details as I wasn't there but he fell on Saturday and survived the night alone. One tough dude.
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I wish him all the best. Very glad to hear he has remained as strong as he has.
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Thoughts and prayers for Jeff. I climbed Crestone Peak with him and attempted Crestone Needle with him a few years back.
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Please keep him in your prayers everyone. He is being moved to Denver.
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Re: Help: Jeff Lodico aka slimshady

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Just got in touch with Jeff's manager at Lockheed Martin - stepping off a plane at DIA. He has access to all of Jeff's emergency contact info and is going to start the process of notifying them of the situation. Thanks everyone for the information - let's hope slimshady pulls through.
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Hoping for a positive outcome. We're all pulling for you, Jeff. May you have a speedy recovery. [-o<
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