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As warm weather moves into Kentucky, search and rescue teams in the Red River Gorge are keeping their skills sharp by training other first responders from around the country.

The video was shot by one of the rescuers and shows the conditions the crew faced as they made a landing high on top of a pinnacle.

Students rescued from Red River Gorge in Kentucky

Four college students from Kentucky scaled a rocky pinnacle in search of a perfect campsite. When the weather turned bad and they called for help, it sparked what one SAR member called "one of the most dangerous rescues ever attempted" in the region.

Members of Powell County Fire and Rescue were dispatched to assess the trail conditions for the rescue.

Rescuers in Kentucky saved four college students who were camping atop Courthouse Rock in Red River Gorge when they became stranded in a winter storm.

A rescue mission is underway for four Asbury University students who are stranded on a rock in Red River Gorge Monday afternoon.

(NEW YORK) — Four college students camping in Red River Gorge in Kentucky were rescued by helicopter Tuesday morning after getting stranded on Courthouse Rock, Powell County Search and Rescue said. The four students from Asbury University were camping overnight and “underestimated the weather conditions,” […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Major cities on the East Coast broke a snow drought of sorts Tuesday, while other parts of the U.S. struggled with perilously low temperatures that closed schools, cut power and likely contributed to deaths by cold exposure.