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Lightning strikes hikers, prompts record rescue on Colorado mountain
Torreys Peak is one of the tallest mountains in Colorado, and on Friday, rescue teams scrambled to save two hikers who were ...
'It's a miracle': Soldier recovering after being struck by lightning on Torreys Peak, parents say
Over the weekend, two hikers were struck by lightning at the top of Torreys Peak. One of them has been discharged from a ...
2 out-of-state hikers struck by lightning on Colorado mountain
Two men were struck by lightning on a Colorado mountain last week, prompting one of the highest helicopter rescues on record ...
Family of man struck by lightning strike on Torrey’s Peak says his condition is improving
A man who was struck by lightning last week at the summit of Torrey’s Peak is now recovering at the UCHealth Burn and ...
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Two Hikers, Lost On Colorado Mountain, Get Struck By Lightning While Talking With Rescue Team
Two hikers got lost on a Colorado mountain. But that was the least of their troubles; both also got struck by lightning while ...
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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 ...
Men hit by lightning plucked from mountain in a 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 ...
Alpine Rescue Team recounts emergency rescue of Colorado hiker struck by lightning
A hiker was critically injured in Colorado on Thursday when they were struck by lightning on the summit of Torreys Peak.
2 New Yorkers struck by lightning while hiking on Colorado peak were saved in record-high state helicopter rescue
About 30 rescuers ascended the mountain while a Colorado National Guard Black Hawk chopper hoisted the injured man off ...
Lost Hikers Were on Phone with Rescue Team When They Were Struck by Lightning, Leaving 1 'Unresponsive'
Two lost hikers were struck by lightning while on the phone with a rescue team member after they reached the summit of Torreys Peak in an eastern section of the Southern Rocky Mountains in Colorado, ...
Lost hikers struck by lightning while on phone with Colorado rescuers
Two hikers were rescued after they were struck by lightning on a mountain in Colorado. Screengrab from Alpine Rescue Team's ...
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Men hit by lightning plucked from mountain in record-high Colorado helicopter rescues
Torreys Peak is ranked variously as the 11th or 12th ... Minutes later, one of them called back to report they had been struck by lightning. About 30 rescuers went up the mountain while another ...