On October 19, 2000  Capital City Fire/Rescue's Rope Rescue Team responded to the East Glacier Trail.  An injured hiker was found about 1 1/2 miles up the trail lying on the ground in wet clothes and was semi-conscious and hypothermic.  Personnel from Capital City Fire/Rescue, Juneau Mountain Rescue, U.S. Forest Service, and the Juneau Police Department responded.  It took rescuers about 1 1/2 hours to get the man down and into a waiting ambulance.

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 Personnel and equipment standby at the bottom of the East Glacier Trail.
Rescue 1 and Fire 3 with the Mendenhall Glaicer in the background.

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 Personnel set up command post.
Personnel and equipment begin up the trail

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 Personnel bring the injured hiker to the bottom of the trail where Medic 2 was standing by.

The patient is put on a waiting stretcher.

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 Personnel gather up equipment after the patient is transported to Bartlett Regional Hospital.