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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 ...
Helicopter breaks altitude record while saving men struck by lightning on Colorado peak
Torreys Peak is ranked variously as the 11th or 12th highest summit in Colorado and is less than 200 feet shorter than the ...
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Flash of lightning at 14,000 feet tests mountain rescue crews
It was just before 5 p.m., June 12 when two hikers on Kelso Ridge, heading toward the summit of Torrey's peak in Clear Creek ...
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“The Phone Dropped, and Then Screaming.” What It Was Like Saving Two Hikers, One Struck by Lightning, in a Record-Setting Rescue
Alpine Rescue Team member Jake Smith explains how more than 40 people came together to save two hikers stranded on Torreys ...
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 ...
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Colorado's highest helicopter rescue saves two on Torreys Peak | 11alive.com
Torreys Peak is ranked variously as the 11th or 12th highest summit in Colorado and is less than 200 feet (60 meters) shorter than the state's highest mountain, Mount Elbert.