CSFD responds to high-angle rescue near Bear Creek Rd

UPDATE: SATURDAY 5/17/2025 6:04 p.m.

(EL PASO COUNTY, Colo.) — According to CSFD, crews have successfully rescued the patient by taking him up the cliff face to the ridge. He reportedly fell about 40 feet and has minor injuries. Crews are evacuating him down a trail to Bear Creek Road, where he will be loaded into an ambulance and taken to the hospital.

Courtesy: Colorado Springs Fire Department

SATURDAY 5/17/2025 5:57 p.m.

The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) reported that crews responded to a high-angle rescue near Bear Creek Road near Gold Camp Road on Saturday, May 17.

According to CSFD, as of 4:45 p.m., crews were on scene on Bear Creek Road, near Bear Creek Pull Off #3.

Courtesy: Colorado Springs Fire Department

Bear Creek Road is closed in both directions as crews work.

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