A 55-year-old Broomfield man was found late Friday by emergency personnel on the Peak-to-Peak Highway after he was reported missing in the Beaver Reservoir area in Boulder County.
The Boulder Sheriff’s office received a report of a missing male party with medical conditions about 7:13 p.m. Friday. The man had been missing for about one hour, recently experienced a stroke and other concerning medical conditions, according to a Boulder County Sheriff’s news release.
Indian Peaks Fire Protection District crews and other deputies with the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office were first to arrive and began a search of the area, the news release states.The terrain was heavily wooded with very few trails making the search difficult. More agencies arrived to aid in the search when a volunteer located the man on the Peak-to-Peak Highway, the news release states.
The man had been missing for about three hours and was reunited with his family.
Agencies assisting with the rescue included: Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, Boulder Emergency Squad, Front Range Rescue Dogs, Indian Peaks Fire Protection District, and Mounted Search and Rescue, Rocky Mountain Rescue Group, the news release states.
