December 20, 2022

Stranded Hikers / Chicken Shoot Gully / Spruce Peak-Notch Area

Two college kids called for help when one fell through ice at the Sterling Pond and trying to self-extricate they lost the Long Trail and found themselves cliffed out and hypothermic in the Chicken Shoot Gulley.  When our team arrived the decision was made to try to warm the subjects while waiting for additional manpower to arrive.  A fire was lit and the hypothermic subject was changed into dry clothes and boots.  After a few hours of warming, both subjects were able to walk out with support.

Team Members Responding
McLean, Richards

Other Agencies Responding

None

Time of Call
11.20 – 13.30

Weather Conditions
rainy

November 26, 2022

Stranded Hikers / Mansfield Ridge

Two young hikers called for help when they found themselves stranded on the ridge of Mt Mansfield in full winter conditions.  They were well equipped but unfamiliar with the terrain and aware of the risks of continuing along the ridge with limited visibility in winter weather.  We drove up the mountain on ATVs and hiked along the Long Trail from the top of the Toll Road, walked our subjects out and drove them down the mountain by ATV.

Team Members Responding
Chegwidden, Westervelt, Richards

Other Agencies Responding

None

Time of Call
17.00 – 21.00

Weather Conditions
Overcast, Windy, 20 degrees

November 11, 2022

Stranded Hikers / Mansfield Ridge

Two college kids found themselves out of daylight in driving rain on the ridge of Mt Mansfield. Without light they were unable to continue and called for help.  We drove up the Toll Road and hiked the ridge, delivering headlamps and warm clothing.  We walked the subjects out and drove them back to their car in Underhill.

Team Members Responding
Clymer, Eissenbaum, Richards

Other Agencies Responding

None

Time of Call
17.30 – 22.00

Weather Conditions
Overcast, Rainy, 60 degrees

October 16, 2022

Stranded Hikers / Mansfield Ridge

Two hikers ran out of daylight and began to suffer the effects of the cold on Mt Mansfield.  We delivered food, water, clothing and headlamps and drove them down the mountain by ATV.

Team Members Responding
Chegwidden, Clymer, Speer

Other Agencies Responding

None

Time of Call
18.30 – 22.00

Weather Conditions
45 degrees

October 15, 2022

Injured hikers / Sunset Ridge

We responded to a mutual aid call to carry a subject with an injured knee down the Sunset Ridge call.  During the litter evacuation, we became aware of a second subject higher on the trail with an injured ankle.  A small party broke off to attend to this subject, splinting the ankle and helping her to walk down to below the tree line.  Then a third subject with a mildly injured knee made himself known.  We wrapped his knee and he was able to self extricate.  The first subject was successfully delivered to the trailhead in Underhill and the litter brought back up to the ankle injury who was being kept warm with a small fire.  She was then carried down the trail into Underhill.

Team Members Responding
Wehse, Veliko, Sargent, Harger, Richards

Other Agencies Responding

UJFD, Waterbury BC, Colchester Technical, Camelshump BC, Huntington Fire, Richmond Rescue, Cambridge Fire, St Michaels College Fire and Rescue, Colchester Fire Dept.

Time of Call
15.30 – 24.00

Weather Conditions
60 degrees

October 15, 2022

Injured hiker / Stowe Pinnacle Trail

A 59 year old female suffered an ankle injury at the top of the Stowe Pinnacle.  Her ankle was splinted and she was carried out on the litter.

Team Members Responding
Wehse, Chegwidden, Veliko, Speer, Choularton, Sargent, Harger, Rogers, Eisenbaum

Other Agencies Responding

Time of Call
12.00 – 14.30

Weather Conditions

September 14, 2022

Search / Waterbury Center

Stowe Mountain Rescue provided ATV transport to assist Vermont VSP with a search for a missing woman in Waterbury Center.  The woman returned to her home in the early hours of the morning.

Team Members Responding
Wehse, Chegwidden, Choularton, Sargent

Other Agencies Responding

Vermont VSP, NEK9, Waterbury BC

Time of Call
19.55 – 24.00

Weather Conditions

September 10, 2022

Injured hiker / Sterling Pond Trail

A 19 year old woman fell off a chair at the Madonna Lift and injured her shoulder.  Stowe Mountain Rescue used ATVs and the Rescue Boggan to head towards the scene but a team member became incapacitated.  Cambridge Fire Dept dealt with the original subject and SMR focused their efforts on getting their team member extracted for evaluation.

Team Members Responding
Veliko, Clymer, Sargent, Harger, Millick, Eisenbaum, Westervelt, Rogers

Other Agencies Responding

Cambridge Fire

Time of Call
14.30 – 17.00

Weather Conditions

September 6, 2022

Lost hiker / Mt Mansfield

SMR was called to assist Vermont State Police with a missing hiker on the Long Trail on the Underhill side of Mt Mansfield.  The subject was located riding down the Gondola

Team Members Responding

Speer, Sargent, Harger, Richards, Millick, Eisenbaum, McLean, Rogers

Other Agencies Responding

VSP

Time of Call
14.00

Weather Conditions

August 25, 2022

Injured hiker / Long Trail

A 21 year old woman suffered an ankle injury below the Taft Lodge and required extraction by litter.  Stowe PD was first on scene and helped with the extraction.

Team Members Responding

Chegwidden, Clymer, Speer, Harger, Richards, Millick

Other Agencies Responding

Stowe PD

Time of Call
13.15 – 15.00

Weather Conditions

August 18, 2022

Injured hiker / Stowe Pinnacle

A 72 year old man suffered a leg injury high on the Stowe Pinnacle.  Stowe PD was first on scene and assisted SMR with the litter evacuation.

Team Members Responding

Chegwidden, Clymer, Speer, Sargent, Richards

Other Agencies Responding

Stowe PD

Time of Call
13.50- 17.00

Weather Conditions

August 18, 2022

Stranded hikers / Mt Mansfield

Two hikers found themselves stuck on the Sunset Ridge Trail, intimidated by the terrain and unwilling to continue without assistance.  Mt Mansfield Ski Patrol were first on scene, delivering clothing and reassurance.  SMR took the Toll Road up and hiked down to the subjects.  With gentle coaxing and a short rope, we accompanied the subjects up the trail and then delivered them to their car back in Underhill.

Team Members Responding

Chegwidden, Clymer, Speer, Sargent, Richards

Other Agencies Responding

Mt Mansfield Ski Patrol

Time of Call
17.15 – 20.30

Weather Conditions

August 13, 2022

Medical Event / Stowe Pinnacle

A 62 year old man was unable to continue on the Stowe Pinnacle when he was overcome with symptoms consistent with a serious medical event.  Stowe Mountain Rescue was assisted at the scene by two bystanders who were medics.  The litter carry was a little arduous and a team of bystanders pitched in to help the entire way down.

Team Members Responding

Wehse, Clymer, Speer, Sartent, Westervelt, Choularton, Millick, Eisenbaum, Richards

Other Agencies Responding

Stowe EMS

Time of Call
11.40 – 15.00

Weather Conditions

August 12, 2022

Stranded dog / Bingham Falls

SMR responded to a call to assist a dog stuck on a rock above Bingham Falls.  We put the dog in a harness and used an improvised high line to assist in the extraction.  Having the dog’s owner stand in a strategic position was key in getting the dog moving in the right direction.  The dog was delivered up onto the trail, to the delight of an admiring audience of bystanders.

Team Members Responding

Wehse, Clymer, Speer, Sargent, Harger, Millick, Richards

Other Agencies Responding

 

Time of Call
11.30 – 13.00

Weather Conditions

August 9, 2022

Medical Event / Camels Hump

This was a mutual aid call to assist an older gentleman who was suffering a medical event on the Long Trail on Camels Hump.  SMR assisted the subject with a short rope and support on either side as he carefully walked down the steep section.  As we reached a flatter section of trail, the medic from Richmond BC made the determination that the subject should transfer into the litter for the remainder of the extraction.  He was transferred into an ATV at the Hump Brook Camping Area and brought down to an ambulance for transport to hospital.

Team Members Responding

Chegwidden, Clymer, Sargent, Harger, Eisenbaum, Richards

Other Agencies Responding

 

Time of Call
13.40 – 20.00

Weather Conditions

August 3, 2022

Injured Mountain Biker / Cady Hill

A local mountain biker fell in Cady Hill and suffered a shoulder injury and a laceration.  Once bandaged up, the subject was extracted by ATV.

Team Members Responding

Veliko, Speer, Westervelt, Harger, Choularton, Rogers, Sargent, Millick, Richards

Other Agencies Responding

 

Time of Call
19.00 – 20.00

Weather Conditions

July 31, 2022

Injured Mountain Biker / Haul Road

A mountain biker fell on the Haul Road, injuring her hip.  While Stowe Mountain Rescue brought in the Rescue Boggan by ATV , Stowe EMS provided a Paramedic to administer pain medication in preparation for splinting and transport to the ambulance.

Team Members Responding

Other Agencies Responding

Stowe EMS, Stowe PD

Time of Call
16.00 – 17.30

Weather Conditions

July 31, 2022

Injured Hiker / Sterling Pond Trail

A hiker suffered a medical event on the Sterling Pond Trail, requiring a litter carry down.  Johnson provided a Paramedic to take care of the medical side of things, allowing our team to focus on the litter carry.

Team Members Responding

Other Agencies Responding

UFJD

Time of Call
13.30 – 15.30

Weather Conditions

July 29, 2022

Injured Hiker / Long Trail, Bolton

A Long Trail through hiker injured her ankle, forcing her to abandon her plans to reach Canada.  Bolton Ski Patrol were first on scene and they provided a UTV to facilitate access to the subject.  We loaded her onto the litter and brought her down the Bolton Ski Patrol aid room.

Team Members Responding

Other Agencies Responding

Bolton Ski Patrol

Time of Call
11.30 – 13.30

Weather Conditions

July 28, 2022

Missing Person / Green River Resevoir

Day 2 of the search at Green River Resevoir.  Our team was assembled and waiting for a ground search assignment when the subject’s body was located by a dive team.

Team Members Responding

Sargent, Millick, Eisenbaum, Rogers, Richards

Other Agencies Responding

Many agencies, including VSP and NEK9

Time of Call
08.00 – 09.00

Weather Conditions

July 27, 2022

Missing Person / Green River Resevoir

SMR provided a boat team and an ATV team to assist in the search for a missing man at the Green River resevoir.  The boat did a shoreline search and the ATV ran the trails.  It was a long day and the search was unsuccessful.

Team Members Responding

Wehse, Sargent, Millick, Eisenbaum, Richards

Other Agencies Responding

Many agencies, including VSP and NEK9

Time of Call
11.30 – 17.00

Weather Conditions

July 26, 2022

Injured Hiker / Moss Glen Falls

A woman injured her ankle at the end of the boardwalk at Moss Glen Falls.  This made for an exceptionally smooth and easy litter extraction to the waiting ambulance.

Team Members Responding

Wehse, Chegwidden, Sargent, Millick, Harger, Eisenbaum, Clymer, Richards

Other Agencies Responding

Stowe EMS

Time of Call
16.50 – 17.30

Weather Conditions

July 26, 2022

Injured Hiker / Moss Glen Falls

A woman injured her ankle at the end of the boardwalk at Moss Glen Falls.  This made for an exceptionally smooth and easy litter extraction to the waiting ambulance.

Team Members Responding

Wehse, Chegwidden, Sargent, Millick, Harger, Eisenbaum, Clymer, Richards

Other Agencies Responding

Stowe EMS

Time of Call
16.50 – 17.30

Weather Conditions

July 24, 2022

Injured Mountain Biker / Trapps Trail network

A woman injured her arm and shoulder when she came off her bike. She was close to the parking area so it was a very fast extraction to the ambulance.

Team Members Responding

Wehse, Veliko, Clymer, Speer, Westervelt, McLean, Rogers, Eisenbaum, Millick, Richards

Other Agencies Responding

Stowe EMS

Time of Call
17.50 – 18.30

Weather Conditions

July 25, 2022

Injured Hiker / Bingham Falls

A 68 year old woman injured her leg at the lower end of Bingham Falls.  We splinted the injury and brought her out in the litter using a series of rope hauls on the steep section.

Team Members Responding

Wehse, Chegwidden, Veliko, Clymer, Speer, Westervelt, McLean, Sargent, Rogers, Eisenbaum, Millick, Richards

Other Agencies Responding

Stowe EMS

Time of Call
12.30 – 14.00

Weather Conditions

July 18, 2022

Stranded Hiker / Mt Mansfield

SMR responded to a report of a female hiker stranded high on Mt Mansfield, out of energy and unable to walk and with thunder approaching.  We rode the Gondola and half way up received word from Lamoille Despatch that the hiker had just shown up in her kitchen, as reported by her husband.

Team Members Responding

Clymer, Millick, Eisenbaum, Richards

Other Agencies Responding

Time of Call
15.20 – 16.00

Weather Conditions

rainy, thunder approaching

July 18, 2022

Injured Hiker / Taft Lodge

A gentleman slipped and injured his shoulder during a guided day hike on the Long Trail.  His guide got him to shelter, splinted the injury and summoned the rescue.  SMR sent two team members to carefully walk the subject down to a point from where Mt Mansfield Ski Patrol transported him down by UTV.

Team Members Responding

McLean, Richards

Other Agencies Responding

Time of Call
11.20 – 15.30

Weather Conditions

rainy,

July 16, 2022

Injured Hiker / Stowe Pinnacle

A 33 year old female injured her knee close to the trailhead at the lower Pinnacle parking lot.  This was an extremely fast litter carry back down to the parking lot.

Team Members Responding

Chegwidden, Veliko, Clymer, Speer, Sargent, Harger, Millick, Richards

Other Agencies Responding

Time of Call
14.40 – 15.30

Weather Conditions

July 14, 2022

Injured Swimmer / Bingham Falls

A 29 year old male attempted a big jump at Bingham Falls and badly injured an ankle on the way down.  Stowe EMS delivered a Paramedic to administer pain medication before we extracted him in the litter, using our rope haul systems to assist.  A number of bystanders pitched in to help move the litter.

Team Members Responding

Wehse, Chegwidden, Speer, Clymer, McLean, Choularton, Sargent, Harger, Eisenbaum, Richards

Other Agencies Responding

Stowe EMS, Stowe PD

Time of Call
16.45 – 18.30

Weather Conditions

July 13, 2022

Fatality / Mill Trail

A 60 year old female collapsed and was unresponsive on the Mill Trail.  First responders were on scene very quickly and CPR was performed but she did not recover.

Team Members Responding

Wehse, Chegwidden, Speer, Clymer, Westervelt, McLean, Sargent, Harger, Eisenbaum, Richards, Millick,

Other Agencies Responding

Stowe EMS, Stowe PD

Time of Call
14.45 – 16.30

Weather Conditions

July 11, 2022

Medical Event / The Long Trail, Mt Mansfield

A 55 year old female was suffering symptoms consistent with a significant medical event.  Her hiking party had misjudged the timing and distance of their hike and they were exhausted and depleted.  SMR carried the litter to the subject in anticipation of a litter carry.  In the event, the subject was able to walk out with assistance having been given food and water, plus a headlamp and reassurance.

Team Members Responding

Wehse, Chegwidden, Speer, Clymer, Westervelt, Sargent, Harger, Eisenbaum, Richards, Millick

Other Agencies Responding

Time of Call
23.15 – 03.00

Weather Conditions

July 10, 2022

Injured Climber / Bolton

SMR received a report of an unconscious climber who had taken a fall while climbing at Bolton.  By the time the team arrived, climbers on scene had managed to lower the climber to the ground and he had regained consciousness.  He was loaded into a litter for the short extraction out to the road.

Team Members Responding

Wehse, Chegwidden, Veliko, Clymer, Westervelt, Choularton, Sargent, Harger, Eisenbaum, Rogers, Millick, Richards

Other Agencies Responding

Several, including Richmond Rescue

Time of Call
10.45 – 12.00

Weather Conditions