Hiking rescues are dangerous for first responders

Name: Hiking rescues are dangerous for first responders
Uploaded: 2016-06-21T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 3 min 13 s
Description: The heat wave is making hiking in the valley dangerous. You're not just putting your life at risk, but also the lives of the rescue teams who have to hike into and fly over the mountains when people get stuck. The widow of a DPS medic whose husband was killed during a mountain rescue has a message for would-be hikers.

The heat wave is making hiking in the valley dangerous. You're not just putting your life at risk, but also the lives of the rescue teams who have to hike into and fly over the mountains when people get stuck. The widow of a DPS medic whose husband was killed during a mountain rescue has a message for would-be hikers.

Posted June 20, 2016 5:08pm MST