Temperatures overnight Monday and Tuesday dipped into the 40s.Įmergency personnel and search and rescue teams from Fremont, El Paso and Douglas counties and more than 1,700 Fort Carson soldiers participated in the 24-hour, multiday search, according to the release. The terrain of the Fort Carson training area is brushy, uneven and home to wildlife including bears and mountain lions. Monday on foot at the fort’s Land Navigation Course, which is located along the southeastern corner of the post near the Pueblo West area and closer to Interstate 25.
The soldier became lost during an Expert Field Medical Badge competition and was last seen at about 9:45 p.m.