Last week, Summit County Sheriff’s Deputies helped hikers caught in a hail storm, responded to a campfire on the side of the road and assisted in rescuing a falcon.

The following incidents occurred between Monday, July 7, and Sunday, July 13, according to the weekly log of notable calls published by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office. 

Deputies received a satellite alert via text message Monday saying people were stranded and experiencing car trouble. Using the GPS location from the message, deputies responded to the backcountry and found a father and his two sons stuck in a snow drift. Deputies helped pull the vehicle out of the drift and guided them back to the main road. The father and sons reported no injuries.

The last known location of a woman hiking from Texas to Canada was in Summit County on Tuesday when her husband, who had not heard from her in eight days, requested a welfare check on her. Deputies got a location update from one of her devices that showed she was in Grand County. They forwarded all the information they had to the Grand County Sheriff’s Office, and those deputies contacted the wife, confirming she was okay.

On Wednesday, a man reported his ex-girlfriend was harassing him by constantly texting and emailing him from various numbers and email addresses. He already had a restraining order against the woman. Deputies investigated and arrested the woman on charges including stalking, harassment and violation of a protection order.

An argument over finances Thursday escalated into a physical altercation between a couple. The woman punched the man in the face and refused to leave when he asked. The man called deputies, who investigated, interviewed them both and arrested the woman on charges of domestic violence and assault.

Deputies received a call Thursday about a dog barking for at least two hours. The neighbor that called requested a welfare check, but when animal control officers responded, they did not see any dogs or hear any barking. They contacted the resident, who said they have two dogs that may have been barking. They agreed to keep the dogs inside and ensure they do not bark excessively.

After sitting at a green light and getting honked at by the car behind them, a driver Friday sped off “well over” the speed limit. A deputy watched them pull into a condominium parking lot and followed, but the car was unoccupied when the deputy arrived. They found a man, determined to be the driver, nearby, exhibiting signs of intoxication. The deputy investigated and arrested the man on charges including DUI.

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Deputies assisted Summit Fire & EMS and animal control officers to save a falcon that had gotten stuck in the netting at the Summit County Resource Allocation Park, or SCRAP. First responders contacted Colorado Parks and Wildlife after safely extracting the bird from the netting and transported it to the Summit County Animal Shelter. On Sunday, a parks and wildlife volunteer drove it to an animal rehabilitation center on the Front Range. The falcon is expected to make a full recovery from a wing and leg injury.

In unincorporated Silverthorne, a resident keeping an eye on their neighbor’s house called for help Friday because they thought someone had entered through a back window and rummaged through drawers and closets. Nothing appeared to be missing, but the situation was suspicious and an investigation is ongoing.

A resident of the Farmers Korner area called Friday to report the front license plate of their vehicle may have been stolen. Deputies filed a report and entered the plate as stolen in the state crime information database.

Three hikers became stranded Saturday on the McCullough Gulch trails because of heavy rain and hail. Cold, panicked and unprepared for severe weather conditions, the hikers got help from deputies and the Summit County Rescue Group. The responders gave them warm clothing and helped them off the trail, and the hikers reported no injuries.

Deputies responded to a dispersed campsite Saturday after getting a report that the occupants were having a campfire that was illegal under Stage 1 fire restrictions. Deputies found the campers gathered around an active fire and told them about the violation. They agreed to extinguish the fire, and one of the campers accepted responsibility and received a summons. The campers extinguished the fire completely before deputies left.

Animal control officers got a report Saturday about a seemingly injured dog found in a grassy area outside Copper Mountain. The dog had difficulty walking, and bystanders thought he may have been hit with a car. A deputy responded to the scene and spoke to the dog’s owner, who said it was not injured, just old. The owner had left the dog outside by mistake, the dog was okay and there had been no motor vehicle accident.

Deputies contacted a man with an illegal campfire Sunday on the side of Colorado Highway 91. They told him about Stage 1 fire restrictions and gave him a summons to appear for the violation. The man fully extinguished the fire.

Summit County Rescue Group members and deputies responded to several calls for help in the backcountry throughout the week. Monday included a hiker with a head injury and lost hikers, Tuesday had lost hikers as well and Wednesday had two instances of injured hikers, one with a broken ankle and another with a dislocated knee.

The Dillon Reservoir saw deputy activity throughout the week as well. Deputies helped bring to shore the occupants of a rowboat that had turned over, accounted for all sailors of several sailing boats that capsized in a windstorm, helped two adults in distress back to shore in their canoe and brought a paddleboarder overwhelmed by wind to safety. A sailboat that was blown into the rocks of an island needed assistance getting pulled away. Deputies also issued multiple citations related to personal floatation devices and located two groups of illegal campers.