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Heard on: Chaffee County Public Safety · 1/12/2026 07:12 PM
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I know you're on this other call.
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Just wanted to advise you we have a missing person pending.
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Elderly hiker missing near Buena Vista trail

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders in Buena Vista initiated a search for a potentially missing elderly man who did not return from a walk between West Ridge and the Bacon Bits Trailhead. The man left in a blue Jeep Wrangler without a phone and was last expected back at 6 p.m. Search and rescue teams were activated, and drones were deployed to assist in locating him near County Road 304.

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E Main St, Buena Vista, CO 81211
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