Active Search And Rescue: Boulder County Sheriff

BOULDER COUNTY, CO -- Rescue personnel are searching for a female hiker near the Fourth of July trail above Nederland. The search began in the early evening of Tuesday, Oct. 30, and was expected to continue overnight according to a release from the Boulder County Sheriff's Office.

Two hikers were in the area of the Arapahoe Pass Trail when they heard a woman yelling Tuesday afternoon. They could not tell if she needed help, and after searching for awhile they returned to the trailhead and reported their observations to the Nederland Police Department at about 4 p.m.

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The last update from the sheriff's office came at 10:28 p.m. and indicated that rescuers from the Boulder County Sheriff's Office, Rocky Mountain Rescue, and a dog team from Front Range Rescue Dogs were on the scene. They report that there are indications that there was indeed a woman in the area, including a blue Subaru wagon parked at the trailhead.

The sheriff's office is asking anyone who might have been hiking in the area of 4th of July Trailhead to contact them at 303-441-4444 with any information they may have to assist with the search effort.

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