Rescue officials urge hikers to exercise caution as weather warms
and last updated 2021-05-04 23:15:37-04
POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) â After a year of doing puzzles inside and trying new recipes, many people are yearning for a more normal spring and summer: a life outside their homes.
The warm weather has drawn many people out to the Red River Gorge, but it s also prompted a warning from emergency officials. All it takes is just a misstep, said Jeremy Urekew with RedStar Wilderness EMS. The rock formations are very slick and slippery.
Urekew is currently in Florida working at a COVID-19 vaccination site, but his colleagues back in Powell County have been busy responding to reports of hikers in danger. Over the last week, the Powell County Search and Rescue team has responded to at least four calls in which hikers were hurt or lost.