Fish Creek rescue

Routt County Search and rescue volunteers, from left, Riley Polumbus, Jim Linville and Krista Check-Hill arrive at lower Fish Creek Falls. Three miles up the trail Steamboat Springs resident Rebecca Green and her 8-year-old son Kade have fallen into the raging creek.
Rescuers, from right, Jim Linville and Krista Check-Hill hike up the Fish Creek Falls trail with Fort Collins resident Andy Paratore, who saw Rebecca Green in the water.
Routt County Search and Rescue volunteer Jim Linville reaches Kade, who had been waiting for help on a bank.
Rescuer Russ Sanford throws a line across Fish Creek.
Rescuer Scott Scherer works with the ropes.
Kade Green gives a thumbs up with rescuer Krista Check-Hill before being brought to the other side of the creek via rope line by rescuer Russ Sanford.
Routt County Search and Rescue volunteer Russ Sanford takes Kade Green across Fish Creek.
Routt County Search and Rescue volunteer Russ Sanford takes Kade Green across Fish Creek.
Routt County Search and Rescue volunteers, from left, Matt Piva, Glen Hammond and Delbert Bostock carry Kade Green from the scene.
Routt County Search and Rescue volunteer Glen Hammond checks Kade Green’s vitals.
Routt County Search and Rescue volunteer Darrell Levingston talks to Kade Green’s grandfather, Eldon Adams.
Kade Green is visited by his grandfather after Kade was rescued from alongside Fish Creek under the upper falls Saturday afternoon. Kade’s mother Rebecca Green’s body was recovered two weeks later.

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