RMNP Search and Rescue team members rescued a 21-year-old woman from Texas above Emerald Lake on Feb. 9
slope approximately 70 to 100 feet into a talus slope on the south side of Emerald Lake. Rocky Mountain Na onal Park Search and Rescue Team members provided advanced medical care. Team members used a Rescue Toboggan to transport the pa ent from Emerald Lake to the Bear Lake Trailhead where she was transported by ambulance to Estes Park Health and then taken to a nearby trauma center. No further informa on is available at this me. Fuels mi ga on: Fire managers from RMNP are preparing a prescribed burn in the South Lateral
Moraine area, if favorable weather and fuel condi ons allow. The area included for the prescribed burn is an approximate 200-acre sec on near Bear Lake Road between the Big Thompson Bridge and Hollowell Park. Burning may be conducted for several weeks in mul ple segments to limit daily smoke produc on. The primary goal of the project is to reduce the threat of wildland fire to adjacent communi es and park infrastructure by using prescribed fire to reduce the amount of fuel available in this area.
