A hiker in Colorado was saved after a 200-foot fall thanks to the quick action of their companions and a challenging technical rescue.

According to Chaffee County Search and Rescue North, the hiker was one of a group of three climbing on North Sheep Mountain on Saturday night. While helping the others in their group on steep terrain, the hiker slipped and fell approximately 200 feet through loose rock, said CCSAR-N. The hiker reportedly suffered multiple injuries in the fall, including to the head, back and extremities.

Chaffee County Search and Rescue North

Officials said they finally came to a stop on a steep slope in a head-down position, and their fellow hikers jumped in to save them. CCSAR-N said the other two hikers used a belt to create an anchor on a downed tree in order to prev

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