Elderly hiker overdue on Wild Basin Trail, Estes Park CO


An elderly man did not return from a planned hike to Copeland Falls on Wild Basin Trail, raising safety concerns.
Audio|Source: Estes Park Fire and EMS and Rocky Mountain National Park
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Transcript:
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I have some concerns about an overdue hiker.
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It was a man in his 80s who left up the trail at about 10 this morning.
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He was only going to go to Copeland Falls, but all these hours later he is not back, and I'm a little concerned about him.
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I copy. Do any description of him?
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All I can say is that he was polished and relatively thin.
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He said he had worked for several years at the Longs Peak Ranger Station.
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And he, I'm looking at his car here.
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He has a disability placard, but he parked.
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in a very strange way that made me think like he wasn't really on top of things.
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So that kind of added an element to my concern about him.
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There's nothing that I, that stood out to me.
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Location mentioned:
Near Fall River Rd, Estes Park, CO 80517
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