Mountain Rescue Aspen rescued two hikers that were stranded after attempting to complete the Four Pass Loop.
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The Pitkin County Regional Emergency Dispatch Center was alerted at about 9:27 p.m. Sunday, June 30 that two hikers who attempted to complete the 25.7-mile trail were stranded near Snowmass Lake. The hikers had lost their gear, had no shelter, and were cold and wet.
Dispatch was alerted by the Garmin Company of a Garmin InReach SOS activation in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area.
Mountain Rescue Aspen was contacted at about 9:48 p.m. and a team of four rescuers went into the field on foot at about 11:20 p.m. Sunday. A helicopter rescue mission was not possible due to hazardous weather conditions.
Read the full story at our partner, Aspen Times.