Colorado city leader dies after collapsing on mountain hike: 'Loss for our city'
A Colorado city leader died Friday after collapsing while hiking a popular 14,000-foot mountain as fellow hikers tried to revive him before first responders arrived, authorities said.Englewood Mayor Pro Tem Joe Anderson, 45, died Friday morning while hiking Quandary Peak in Summit County, according to city and county officials.Summit County sheriff’s deputies responded around 6:45 a.m.to a report of a hiker who had passed out and was not breathing on the lower slopes of Quandary Peak, Summit Daily reported.
Quandary Peak rises 14,271 feet and is the highest summit in Colorado’s Tenmile Range, part of the Rocky Mountains.MISSOURI DEPUTY AG, MISSING 6 DAYS AFTER SEEKING TO SUMMIT WYOMING'S TALLEST PEAK, IS FOUND ALIVEEnglewood Mayor Pro Tem Joe Anderson was remembered as a productive and kind member of the city's leadership.(City of Englewood)Other hikers performed CPR before first responders arrived and took over lifesaving efforts, Sgt.
Mike Schilling told the news outlet.An official cause of death has yet to be determined."We are all shocked and saddened at the sudden passing of our friend and council member, Joe Anderson," Englewood Mayor Othoniel Sierra said in a statement.Summit County sheriff’s deputies responded around 6:45 a.m.Friday to a report of a hiker who had passed out and was not breathing on the lower slopes of Quandary Peak, according to the sheriff’s office.
(Facebook / Summit County Sheriff's Office, File)"Joe was always there to lend a hand, whether it was in his role as friend, neighbor, pastor or council member," Sierra said."This is a tremendous loss for our city and our heart goes out to his family and friends during this time of loss."Anderson was elected to represent District 3 on the Englewood City Council in 2019 and won a second four-year term in 2023.
His fellow council members elected him mayor pro tem that December.Before taking office, Anderson served in pastoral roles at local churches and helped found Change the Trend, a...