Hikers report finding body on mountain trail, Salida CO
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Medical EmergencyHikers found a body on a mountain trail north of the river near S Mountain trails. The terrain is rough with jagged rocks, and access to the body is difficult. Search and rescue was considered but not immediately dispatched.
Audio|Heard on: Chaffee County Public Safety
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03:30
Transcript:
00:00
I just opened 911 call for some parties.
00:03
They are hiking.
00:05
I have coordinates from where they are.
00:07
It is a trail that's north of the river.
00:13
They are reporting that they found a body.
00:28
Slide a JCP, 7, he was all uncoded text yesterday.
00:33
I'll take a look.
00:39
For life, J59, it's going to be Ellison.
00:43
Thank you.
00:45
Sunite, have you noticed today?
00:48
You know this tonight.
00:53
All the out of S Mountain at the community event.
01:01
1151.
01:06
R-20, Bola.
01:07
R-20, Bola.
01:12
R-20.
01:14
Can you call into Com by chance?
01:18
Sure, give me second.
01:20
Thank you, Long 52.
01:27
Polvo, Charlie, too.
01:29
To Charlie, Pobo.
01:31
You show me a lot of them in front of the break.
01:34
To Charlie, too, Pauble, copy, thank you.
01:36
Hold on 523.
01:45
JPS7 Slyda.
01:47
Good.
01:49
Do you want us to page search and rescue? The RP[1] described the area they couldn't get to the body because the rocks were jagged and loose.
02:04
Negative of the clock.
02:07
I think it's a copy and I'm not going to do with the text of us and then we would provide what all that's reflection is a lot.
02:20
Most of that was hard to understand, but the RP[1] is at the coordinates I placed in the call.
02:33
Charlie, you got a vehicle or they're on top.
02:38
Turn 8.
02:46
They're in a vehicle and they're on foot.
02:49
On foot.
02:52
Copy.
02:54
One touch free.
02:57
Just to let you know, Chief CS7, you have a lot of background noises, why we're having a hard time understanding you.
03:04
Just like that, CHPS7.
03:10
Chief CS7.
03:13
Just concerned, your coordinate, does that put you behind the river,
03:19
kind of east of the S mountain?
03:27
10-4.
03:29
Thank you.
Police codes explained
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[1]
RP: Reporting Party
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Location mentioned:
S Mountain trails, Co Rd 176, Salida, CO 81201
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