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Boy, what a serious bummer for Goat Man... I was really looking forward
to hearing how it went with the goats. Just glad to hear that it's
something that's likely to heal. Broken ankles can happen to anyone.
The CDT will just have to wait! Also good to hear the report about the
SPOT locater... This whole episode almost sounds like an ad for SPOT. <br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ks1007@aol.com">ks1007@aol.com</a> wrote:
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size="3">goat man aka dan j. had to end his CDT hike at the east end
of east canyon - dan was using two 170 lb goats as pack animals - the
goats (draco and oreo) were doing great according to dan early this
morning - dan slipped and fractured his left ankle yesterday morning -
he activated his 911 on his SPOT and within 6 hours search and rescue
was with him - I was called because julie (trail angel) in the mimbres
knew that he had been here at our place - I had pictures of the goats
and dan which I took to base camp - I used to be on the Grant County
SAR team so was known to them - it turned out that I worked the radio
for the duration of the search - dan was in great pain so a med team
with an EMT was sent in to put splints and ice on him - he was in such
a bad part of the canyon that carrying him out or walking him out was
out of the question so a national guard blackhawk helicopter was
brought in from santa fe and dan was hoisted out of the canyon and
taken to a waiting ambulance at whiskey creek airport where he was
transported to the hospital - he was dx'd with a fractured ankle - he
was released with a temp cast so he could go to his doctor in denver -
when I saw him at 5 AM this morning he was in good spirits - I returned
the back packs from his goats and assured him that they were in good
hands with some very kind volunteers in the mimbres valley that were
holding them for him - all of the SAR work including the helicopter is
free in NM - this is the first known rescue of a CDT hiker in the
gila's - to me it really says a lot for SPOT indicators - you never
know when one little fall will end your hike - here with dan it saved
his life<br>
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<div><strong><font size="3">el coyote</font></strong></div>
<div><strong><font size="3">Keith</font></strong></div>
<div><strong><font size="3">Deming, NM</font></strong></div>
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