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Lake City · Lake City

Officials and climbers team up for dramatic rope-assisted elk rescue: 'Sometimes ... they will still be woozy on their feet'

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A group of ice climbers teamed up with Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials to save a bull elk tangled in a rope by the side of a cliff. As reported by the Associated Press, the climbers reached out to park officials after spotting the distressed 700-pound elk at a popular Lake City climbing spot. A CPW biologist tranquilized the creature and protected its eyes for a safe rescue, but there was one more problem: The elk was near the top of a cl…See the Story

Animals · Lake City

Colorado wildlife officials rescue elk tangled in rope on ice climbing route - Houston Herald

Wildlife officials and several climbers rescued a bull elk by lowering it down a cliff after the animal became entangled in a rope at a popular ice climbing area in southwestern Colorado.Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said a group of ice climbers in Lake City encountered the distressed elk on the morning of Friday, Jan. 3, and a CPW biologist darted the ungulate with a tranquilizer and covered part of its head with a ski mask to protect i…See the Story

Lake City · Lake City

The curious incident of the elk on the climbing wall - Colorado Search & Rescue Association

By Rebecca Young, Lake County Search and Rescue “I don’t know if we’re climbing today; there’s a bull elk on the walk off.” I thought Chris was joking as I sipped coffee. My husband and I had ventured down to Lake City Ice Climbs along with a friend, also named Chris, for a weekend of climbing. We gathered in the parking lot and stared dumbly across frozen Henson Creek to where the elk stood squarely on the steepest part of the climber’s trail t…See the Story

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Officials and climbers team up for dramatic rope-assisted elk rescue: 'Sometimes ... they will still be woozy on their feet'

Colorado wildlife officials rescue elk tangled in rope on ice climbing route - Houston Herald

The curious incident of the elk on the climbing wall - Colorado Search & Rescue Association

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Top Hinsdale County News

Officials and climbers team up for dramatic rope-assisted elk rescue: 'Sometimes ... they will still be woozy on their feet'

Colorado wildlife officials rescue elk tangled in rope on ice climbing route - Houston Herald

The curious incident of the elk on the climbing wall - Colorado Search & Rescue Association

Cowboy State Daily | Rescuers Risk Lives To Save Elk That Got Tangled In Rope On Colorado Cliffside

Elk on a shelf: Colorado wildlife officials rescue elk tangled in rope on ice climbing route