Scooter accident injures person on Big Easy Hiking Trail, Jefferson County CO


A person fell off a scooter and injured their knee on the Big Easy Hiking Trail near Highway 6 in Jefferson County, Colorado. They are unable to walk, and emergency responders are coordinating a backcountry rescue to reach and assist the injured individual.
Audio|Source: Mountain Area Sheriff and Fire Departments
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Transcript:
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Our call, it's going to be on the Big Easy Hiking Trail about a mile from the entrance to the parking area.
00:14
Our P-fall man who fell off of a scooter in skinned his knee and cannot walk.
00:19
Looks like it's going to be the one right off of Highway 6.
00:26
I copy I'm in quick now do you say that was as a big easy trailhead?
00:33
To medical 12, standby since phones on a backcountry rescue.
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The entrance to the parking area of...
00:44
That's how head that way.
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PINC-15-20m,
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station 7, respond on Backcountry Rescue.
00:56
On the Big Easy Hiking Trail off Highway 6.
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Evergreen Station 7, Engine 132, Medical 112, 4A, Backcountry Rescue.
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Big Easy Hiking Trail off Highway 6.
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Teller Jones 1522.
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Corpus one range rate.
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Engine 132 with 3.5.
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I have no cell service to call an RP.
01:26
Just to make sure on that location, they started at that big easy trailhead and they headed west about...
01:36
I'm actually looking at some updated information.
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Give you one moment.
01:48
Be near a mile marker 262 on Highway 6.
01:52
RQ witnessed another person fall off a scooter on the trail, injured their knee, and are unable to walk,
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trying to establish direct contact with the patient.
02:04
Golden may have better access if you on them started as well.
02:12
They're only about a hundred feet from the patient, per the note here.
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Three grade, I copy, a six foot.
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I'm on under 26.
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Go ahead, 26.
02:34
Can I get auto information off of my...
02:37
EMS2, go ahead.
02:39
A-Firm, go ahead.
02:40
I'm going to go ahead and start golden for this from Amtore.
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(name withheld).
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All right of place.
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Ah, from Start Golden.
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For access as T25.25.
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It's coming back to a 2016 White Mustang and R.O.
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is going to be last of Frachette, spelled Frank, Robert, Edward, Charles,
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Henry, Edward,
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Tom, Tom, Edward.
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First of Glenn,
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spelled George Lincoln, Young, Nora, Nora.
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And address is going to be (number withheld) Hoppler Street,
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Denver, Colorado,
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80, 220.
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Stand safe 24.
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Okay, move in please.
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Let's know Falcon go for.
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Team 25.
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Senator 8 have an update for access for you.
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Go ahead.
03:51
Looks like fire stating best access is going to be the Scott Lanecaster Memorial Tunnel, and trail should be accessible from there.
04:05
June is responding on the backcountry.
04:07
It's looking like our best access is going to be the Scott Lancaster Memorial Tunnel.
04:11
Shell should be accessible from there.
04:15
We do have Golden started for access.
04:22
What advice if we get further?
04:28
I believe that might be Tunnel 5.
04:38
MS2, go ahead.
04:40
Do we know if this is going to be on the trail or if it's going to be a low-angle rescue?
04:48
According to the ARP, the patient will be on the trail.
04:52
Okay, thank you.
04:56
A 1522.
05:02
It looks like it's a misunderstanding on the name.
05:07
It's actually a trail with a memorial bridge.
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Jefferson County, CO
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