Fortunately the hiker survived a significant fall.
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RMNP successful SAR July 13
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Re: RMNP successful SAR July 13
You mean unfortunately?peter303 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:13 pm Fortunately the hiker survived a significant fall.
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Re: RMNP successful SAR July 13
I was watching the helicopter extraction from Chiefs Head, I'll post up some photos soon,
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Re: RMNP successful SAR July 13
I don't understand this comment by salad guy.nsaladin wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:24 pmYou mean unfortunately?peter303 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:13 pm Fortunately the hiker survived a significant fall.
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Re: RMNP successful SAR July 13
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?d_baker wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:43 pmI don't understand this comment by salad guy.nsaladin wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:24 pmYou mean unfortunately?peter303 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:13 pm Fortunately the hiker survived a significant fall.
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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
Yep. My mistake. Was half asleep.Tornadoman wrote: ↑Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:49 pmI 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
The fall was unfortunate. Surviving it was fortunatensaladin wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:24 pmYou mean unfortunately?peter303 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:13 pm Fortunately the hiker survived a significant fall.
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Re: RMNP successful SAR July 13
In this case, switching "unfortunate" with "fortunate" would have been its own disaster altogether."The fall was unfortunate. Surviving it was fortunate"