Rescue team rescues two hikers from a trail in New Mexico
@Deepizzaguy (79213)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
March 18, 2023 3:14pm CST
Two hikers who are likely male since the report that did mention what their gender was were traveling from the Sandia Crest in Albuquerque New Mexico yesterday when their hike in the Sanida Mountains was interrupted by two to three feet of snow around 7pm.
One of the hikers contacted the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) to inform them that they were trapped the crest and the tram, stuck on a cliffside.
The BCSO Mobile Community Action Team and local rescue crews arrived at Ellis Trailhead around 90 minutes later.
The rescue team were able to find the two hikers waiting for them around four and a half hours later.
The two hikers were then brought back to the ground around two and a half hours. The two hikers suffered from hypothermia were then taken to a local hospital to be treated for their experiences being stuck in the mountains.
The good news is that both hikers are expected to make a full recovery. I am sure that the hikers thanked the deputies as well as the fire department, mountain rescue teams for saving their lives.
Source is kob.com/new-mexico/two...
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@Deepizzaguy (79213)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Mar
That is true since not having cellphone service where the two hikers were located could have been a tragic ending.
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@Deepizzaguy (79213)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
3h
@RubyHawk You are right since the cold weather conditions in a mountain could have ended their lives.
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@RubyHawk (84773)
• Atlanta, Georgia
19 Mar
@Deepizzaguy It could have been the end of both of them.
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@Deepizzaguy (79213)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Mar
That is true since cellphones are needed while walking in the mountain areas.
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@rakski (107066)
• Philippines
19 Mar
@Deepizzaguy true and good they got a signal
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@RebeccasFarm (90601)
• Wheat Ridge, Colorado
18 Mar
Hikers are often unprepared for weather which always baffles me.
Weather and Mother Nature changes at the drop of a hat.
Though hiking in itself can be dangerous as you can get lost even without a weather event.
Good these two were saved.
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@Deepizzaguy (79213)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Mar
Hiking can be dangerous due to the unpredictable and cause scary moments for anyone in the area. I do agree with you that the rescuers did a wonderful job rescuing the two hikers.
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@RebeccasFarm (90601)
• Wheat Ridge, Colorado
18 Mar
@Deepizzaguy They sure did.
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@RasmaSandra (62473)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Mar
Many hikers seem to get into trouble, I am glad these two got rescued. I suppose they should have been better prepared,
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@Deepizzaguy (79213)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Mar
I am in agreement with you that hikers seem to be getting in trouble walking in mountain areas.
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@JimBo452020 (43999)
• Montrose, Scotland
18 Mar
These days it's not politically correct or safe to mention people's genders.
What looks like a woman could be a man.
There a lot of it about
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@Deepizzaguy (79213)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Mar
That is true that someone who has no experience in hiking in the forest can get lost.
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@Deepizzaguy (79213)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
3h
@Adie04 Just stories of migrants who travel in the jungles of Panama near the Colombian border who die since they get lost in the area called the Darien Gap.
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@Deepizzaguy (79213)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Mar
I am also happy to share the good news that the two hikers are safe and sound.
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@innertalks (18287)
• Australia
19 Mar
Here, there is either a rescue story about some lost hiker, or a story about someone saved from drowning.
Both types, seem to be overly adventurous types, that get into deep water, when they are unprepared enough, and so need rescuing.
Boats go out against weather warnings too, and then the boat owners need to be saved, when their boats turn over in stormy seas too.
A lot of this seems to be a lack of careful thought about what they are doing, and yet, sometimes, as perhaps here, conditions can change so rapidly that they might catch even the well-experienced, with their pants down too.
The story had a good ending then, and hats off to the rescue team for effecting a great rescue.
@Deepizzaguy (79213)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Mar
I know what you mean since city officials and law enforcement officials begging people not to go on the roads due to bad weather since they will not be able to make rescues during the storm. At least the two hikers are alive and well thanks to the efforts of the rescuers.
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@innertalks (18287)
• Australia
19 Mar
@Deepizzaguy Yes, it was good that they were found, relatively quickly, without too much need for a protracted search party in finding them too.
If they had had to spend a night there, the result could have been a whole lot different, in those cold conditions.
@Deepizzaguy (79213)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
3h
@innertalks That is very true.
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