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Hikers struck by lightning on Torreys Peak saved by Alpine Rescue Group
Just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, the Alpine Rescue Team was alerted about two individuals off route on Kelso Ridge ...
Lost Hikers Were on Phone with Rescue Team When They Were Struck by Lightning, Leaving 1 'Unresponsive'
"We've been hit by lightning. My partner's down. He's not responsive," a hiker told the rescue team leader on the phone ...
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Men hit by lightning plucked from mountain in record-high Colorado helicopter rescues
Rescuers fetched two men struck by lightning from a Colorado peak in what they believe were the highest helicopter rescues on ...
"This call illustrates how quickly situations change" – 2 hikers struck by lightning on Colorado 14er while on the phone with mountain rescue
The hikers, said to be visiting from New York, had just reached the summit of Torrey's Peak when the incident occurred ...
Colorado rescuers forced to use Black Hawk helicopter after two hikers were struck by LIGHTNING
Rescuers in Colorado had to use a Black Hawk helicopter to rescue two hikers from Torreys Peak after they were struck by lightning Thursday evening after getting off course.
Alpine Rescue Team recounts emergency rescue of Colorado hiker struck by lightning
By Spencer Wilson Click here for updates on this story ALPINE, Colorado (KCNC) -- A hiker was critically injured in Colorado on ...
Two Hikers Were Struck by Lightning on This Popular Colorado Fourteener. They Survived.
Search and rescue teams believe the mission to save the stricken hikers resulted in the highest helicopter medevac in state ...