After a winter with a slow start but fierce finish, runoff season is underway in Summit County, and the strong snowpack is good news for the county’s recreation economy as well as downstream water interests..
Working in the avalanche industry requires interacting with people in their most dire situations. Rescuers consistently have to race against the clock and the elements to get the job done. It’s not a job for.
Brandon Ciullo had just joined the Summit County’s Water Rescue Team when he noticed a couple with what he described as “Walmart duckies” cheap plastic river tubes getting into the Upper Blue River..
The bodies of two drowned men were recovered from the Dillon Reservoir Friday afternoon. An investigation into the circumstances surrounding their deaths is ongoing. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office sent out a news release at.