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Camper rescued from Blaine Basin
A woman in her 60s who was camping with a group of people in Blaine Basin last week had to be rescued after taking a “misstep” and injuring herself, according to Ouray Mountain Rescue Team Capt. Ruth Stewart.
Rescuers were called around 4:45 p.m. Aug. 25 after the incident happened during a multi-day camping trip to the area just north of Mount Sneffels, Stewart said.
“She just took a bad step,” Stewart said of the woman who was visiting from out of state. Stewart declined to say where the...