Emergency crews from five agencies worked together Monday to pull a suicidal woman off an 80-foot ledge a mile and a half above Vail on Red Sandstone Road.
“I’m thankful that this incident had a safe resolution as our crews were facing a number of hazards, which included cold temperatures, steep icy slopes and falling rock,” Vail Fire Chief Mark Novak said in a statement.
According to information from the town of Vail, crews were called out at 12:45 p.m. Monday, when they received a report about a suicidal woman trapped on an 80-foot cliff a mile and a half above Vail on Red Sandstone Road, also called Piney Road.
The cliff was across the canyon from Red Sandstone Road. Once the woman was located, crews had to descend 400 feet to the bottom of the canyon, cross Red Sandstone Creek and then climb several hundred feet to make voice contact.