Just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, the Alpine Rescue Team was alerted about two individuals off route on Kelso Ridge ...

"We've been hit by lightning. My partner's down. He's not responsive," a hiker told the rescue team leader on the phone ...

Two men who were struck by lightning on a Colorado peak were flown to safety in what is believed to be the highest helicopter ...

Two men were struck by lightning on a Colorado mountain last week, prompting one of the highest helicopter rescues on record ...

Two hikers were rescued after they were struck by lightning on a mountain in Colorado. Screengrab from Alpine Rescue Team's ...

The hikers, said to be visiting from New York, had just reached the summit of Torrey's Peak when the incident occurred ...

Just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, the Alpine Rescue Team was alerted about two individuals off route on Kelso Ridge ...