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'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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
"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 ...
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 Torreys Peak at 14,200 feet.