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Snowmobiling Trek Leaves One Dead, One Rescued At Dinosaur National Monument

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March 22, 2020
A snowmobiling trek in Colorado led to the death of a Colorado man/Google Maps graphic

A snowmobiling trek in Colorado near Dinosaur National Monument led to the death of a Colorado man/Google Maps graphic

One snowmobiler is dead and another alive and hospitalized following a misadventure in the Wild Mountain area of Colorado that took them into Dinosaur National Monument.

The Moffat County (Colorado) Sheriff's Office requested help from park rangers on Thursday to help them search for the two men, who were not identified. The two were last reported to be snowmobiling in the Wild Mountain area near the northwest boundary of Dinosaur National Monument, along the border of Utah and Colorado.

"The men were eventually located using helicopter surveillance inside a remote area of Dinosaur National Monument on Saturday," a park release said Sunday. "One man, 58, was found deceased. The other, 65, was found alive and transported to a nearby hospital."

No additional details of the incident were provided by the park.

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Comments

Submitted by Rick B. on March 22, 2020 - 6:32pm.

But sure, go on out to see the parks whether or not there is a staffed emergency net.


Submitted by ecbuck on March 23, 2020 - 12:28pm.

Their choice to make.

 


Submitted by rumpelstiltskin on March 24, 2020 - 10:16am.

Buck, we all need to rise above the viewpoint your comments again and again and again reflect.


Submitted by ecbuck on March 24, 2020 - 11:58am.

Yes God forbid that we endorse liberty and personal responsibility.  


Submitted by Rick B. on March 24, 2020 - 1:43pm.

Obviously some folks define 'personal responsibility' differently. Like the affluent birthday party hosts/attendees in Westport [https://www.yahoo.com/news/party-zero-soir-e-connecticut-121910043.html].


Submitted by Greg Anderson on March 24, 2020 - 1:56pm.

Mr. Buck,   Is the man who survived, and the estate of the man who didn't, going to bear "personal responsibility" for the cost of the rescue effort?  I do endorse liberty, but I also endorse taking personal responsibility when exercising that liberty impacts others.   


Submitted by ecbuck on March 24, 2020 - 2:07pm.

Greg, I am all for his estate being responsible for the rescue effort.  Same for the man that survived or any other person that takes risks beyond those of everyday life.

 


Submitted by Herb Eaver on March 24, 2020 - 6:30pm.

Greg, if their snowmobiles were currently registered with  Colorado State Parks, then their rescue is paid for.  If not then they may get to participate in the cost of their rescue.  Given this is their second rescue this season, I'm guessing they are registered.


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