Overview

• Emergency crews were dispatched around 3:05 p.m. to the 400 block of Highway 103 for a reported climbing accident.
• Responding agencies included Idaho Springs Police, Clear Creek Fire Authority, Clear Creek EMS and the Alpine Rescue Team, with a Flight for Life helicopter launched.
• By 4:50 p.m., teams were conducting a high-angle operation to remove the individual from the mountainside, according to the sheriff’s office.
• Officials later confirmed the person died after a fall, with the death announced Saturday evening by the sheriff’s office and police.
• The case remains under investigation with no information on the cause or precise location, and Clear Creek Advocates assisted climbers who witnessed the incident.