Sunday, August 26, 2018 12:20pm
Custer County Search & Rescue
710 Rosita Ave
PO box 1092
Westcliffe, CO 81252
(719) 783-0442
(719) 783-2270 (Sheriff’s Office)
SAR teams have rescued a missing Richmond Virginia man in the North Colony Lakes area in Custer County.
Jeffery Jamison, 50, was reported missing Saturday morning after failing to return from a climbing trip in the area. He was last heard from via text message, on Wednesday August 22nd at approximately noon.
Approximately 30 volunteer rescuers from Custer County, Saguache County, Fremont County and the Western State Mountain Rescue Team assisted in the search, as well as the Custer County and Saguache County Sheriff Offices and the Wet Mountain Fire Protection District. Also assisting were the Colorado State Rescue Board, (CSRB), the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, (AFRCC) Cellular Forensics Specialists from Tyndal AFB, FL and the FBI Cellular Analysis Survey Team, as well as Flight for Life and a Blackhawk UH-60 from Buckley AFB out of Aurora Colorado.
Custer County Search and Rescue would like to remind back country users to carry the ten essentials and to always leave a detailed itinerary with a friend or family member and at your campsite. Include a comprehensive description of what clothing, including outer wear you are carrying, to aid rescue teams. Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) can also aid searchers in locating you quickly.
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