Hanging Lake Emergency Calls Stretching Resources Thin

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Hanging Lake might be a victim of its own popularity.
In going to the trail right off Interstate 70, you’re not supposed to go off the trail or get into the lake, but many people ignore the signs, and it’s putting a strain on first responders.
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Emergency personnel received 16 calls for help last year. So far this year: six. And it’s stretching resources thin.
Gary Tillotson (credit: CBS)
“The effect that it’s