The Santa Fe Fire Department deployed a new drone on Tuesday to help locate a missing hiker near the top of the Aspen Vista Road, close to the summit of Ski Santa Fe.The hiker, who was a 62-year-old woman, contacted the Regional Emergency Communication Center to report that she was stuck in the snow. Dispatchers identified her location and coordinates using cell phone data. Firefighters were dispatched and used a drone to help find her location. Ski Santa Fe employees were also able to locate the hiker quickly after resources were deployed.The woman was evaluated at the base of Ski Santa Fe and was found to have no injuries. She declined medical treatment. Officials say she was wearing appropriate gear but did not have skis or snowshoes. She was also accompanied by her dog. The hiker said she had gotten off the trail and, due to deep snow, was unable to make her way back to Aspen Vista Road.RECC received the call at approximately 3:30 p.m., and the operation concluded at 6 p.m. The Santa Fe Fire Department, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, and Ski Santa Fe worked together to retrieve the hiker just outside Ski Santa Fe boundaries.
The Santa Fe Fire Department deployed a new drone on Tuesday to help locate a missing hiker near the top of the Aspen Vista Road, close to the summit of Ski Santa Fe.
The hiker, who was a 62-year-old woman, contacted the Regional Emergency Communication Center to report that she was stuck in the snow. Dispatchers identified her location and coordinates using cell phone data.
Firefighters were dispatched and used a drone to help find her location. Ski Santa Fe employees were also able to locate the hiker quickly after resources were deployed.
The woman was evaluated at the base of Ski Santa Fe and was found to have no injuries. She declined medical treatment.
Officials say she was wearing appropriate gear but did not have skis or snowshoes. She was also accompanied by her dog.
The hiker said she had gotten off the trail and, due to deep snow, was unable to make her way back to Aspen Vista Road.
RECC received the call at approximately 3:30 p.m., and the operation concluded at 6 p.m. The Santa Fe Fire Department, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, and Ski Santa Fe worked together to retrieve the hiker just outside Ski Santa Fe boundaries.
