Mountain Rescue Aspen rescued a 33-year-old subject who was experiencing a medical issue on East Maroon Trail on Friday.

At around 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Pitkin County Dispatch received a call from an outfitter reporting that a rider on East Maroon Trail was having a medical issue according to a Facebook post from Mountain Rescue Aspen.

Mountain Rescue Aspen responded and treated the person on scene before carrying them by litter to the trailhead. There, Aspen Ambulance and Classic Air Medical met the team and transported the patient to Aspen Valley Health.

All personnel were out of the field by 5 p.m. The response involved 17 Mountain Rescue Aspen members, paramedics from Aspen Ambulance, deputies from the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office, and medical personnel from the Classic Air helicop

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