Cookeville man dies in Colorado hiking accident | Local News

The post notes that the 25-year-old was a member of the group.

“Snowdon Peak is 11 miles southwest of the Town of Silverton and the trailhead is accessed from Andrews Lake,” the post reads. “The San Juan County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call in the afternoon on Thursday, July 4th about the accident and dispatched the Silverton Medical Rescue Team at 4:09 pm”

According to the post, the victim was “pronounced deceased” at the scene.

Silverton Medical Rescue Team Director Tyler George said the fall occurred on the eastern side of the mountain.

“Silverton Rescue members along with Flight for Life medics responded via helicopter and made contact with the party at around 5:45 pm, and the patient was declared deceased at that time, despite the best effort of the victim’s hiking partners,” he said. “The rescue team worked until dark, at which time recovery efforts were suspended and the mission was completed the following morning.

“Silverton Medical Rescue would like to extend our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.”

San Juan County Sheriff Bruce Conrad said of the incident, “The mountains are dangerous. If you are coming to the San Juans to recreate, you really need to have a strong skill set and understand the risks you are putting yourself in. Not that there was anything wrong done by this group in this incident. “It was a group of young hikers climbing a peak that is not a super difficult peak, but one missed step can be your last one.”

San Juan County Deputy Sheriff Adam Clifton said “There is always high potential for loose rock in the San Juans and there is almost no solid rock in these mountains. There is climbing to be done, and it is definitely more dangerous terrain than areas that are more consolidated.

“I am just so sorry that they lost their son this way. It is really hard to deal with this type of loss and I give my condolences to the family.”