RELEASE: HUECO TANKS RESCUE

RELEASE: HUECO TANKS RESCUE

On Friday, June 18, 2021, at approximately 1:30 pm, the El Paso County Search and Rescue team was dispatched to Hueco Tanks in reference to an injured individual.

Upon arrival, the team located an 30-year-old male who had fallen while bouldering and sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

The team extracted the individual and he was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation. 

The El Paso County Search and Rescue team is comprised of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, Horizon Fire Department, Montana Vista Fire Department, Clint Fire Department, West Valley Fire Department, Socorro and San Elizario Fire Department, and Parks and Wildlife.

            No other information is available at this time.