RMNP successful SAR July 13

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RMNP successful SAR July 13

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Fortunately the hiker survived a significant fall.

https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/07/13/ ... fter-fall/
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Re: RMNP successful SAR July 13

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peter303 wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:13 pm Fortunately the hiker survived a significant fall.

https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/07/13/ ... fter-fall/
You mean unfortunately?
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I was watching the helicopter extraction from Chiefs Head, I'll post up some photos soon,
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rescue.jpg
They're actually visible in the photo:
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Re: RMNP successful SAR July 13

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nsaladin wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:24 pm
peter303 wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:13 pm Fortunately the hiker survived a significant fall.

https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/07/13/ ... fter-fall/
You mean unfortunately?
I don't understand this comment by salad guy.
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Re: RMNP successful SAR July 13

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d_baker wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:43 pm
nsaladin wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:24 pm
peter303 wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:13 pm Fortunately the hiker survived a significant fall.

https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/07/13/ ... fter-fall/
You mean unfortunately?
I don't understand this comment by salad guy.
I assumed he meant that it was unfortunate that there was an accident and SAR was needed. I know it's easy to misread something and putting foot in mouth, maybe that happened here?

In any case, sounds like a successful rescue, and hopefully will be a speedy recovery for the injured party.
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Re: RMNP successful SAR July 13

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Tornadoman wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:49 pm
d_baker wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:43 pm
nsaladin wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:24 pm

You mean unfortunately?
I don't understand this comment by salad guy.
I assumed he meant that it was unfortunate that there was an accident and SAR was needed. I know it's easy to misread something and putting foot in mouth, maybe that happened here?

In any case, sounds like a successful rescue, and hopefully will be a speedy recovery for the injured party.
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nsaladin wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:24 pm
peter303 wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:13 pm Fortunately the hiker survived a significant fall.

https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/07/13/ ... fter-fall/
You mean unfortunately?
The fall was unfortunate. Surviving it was fortunate
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Re: RMNP successful SAR July 13

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"The fall was unfortunate. Surviving it was fortunate"
In this case, switching "unfortunate" with "fortunate" would have been its own disaster altogether.