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Boulder officials could suspend search for missing hiker
July 16, 2012 4:23 AM
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Officials are considering suspending the search for a 74-year-old woman who went missing in the foothills northwest of Boulder almost two weeks ago. Ken Rosales, Boulder County's emergency services coordinator, tells The Daily Camera that crews will likely decide Monday whether or not to suspend the... more » -
Boulder hiker missing for more than a week
July 9, 2012 8:12 AM
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Boulder rescue workers are still trying to find a hiker who has been missing for nearly a week. Rescuers plan to resume their search on Monday after taking a day off trying to locate 74-year-old Patricia Wallace. According to the Boulder Daily Camera, Wallace was hiking... more » -
Remains of missing hiker found
May 27, 2012 6:26 AM
MINTURN, Colo. (AP) - Authorities have discovered human remains near a campsite believed to have been used by a hiker from Chicago who has been missing since October 2010. James Nelson was reported missing when he failed to return from a five day, 25-mile hike in the Holy Cross Wilderness... more » -
Hiker survives four days alone with broken foot
April 30, 2012 7:33 AM
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) - A woman who survived alone for four days in Utah's rugged wilderness says the hunger and pain weren't the worst challenge she faced. Victoria Grover says dealing with "incredible" boredom and severe cold were the toughest part of her ordeal. Temperatures at night dropped into... more » -
Body of hiker recovered
September 14, 2011 8:58 PM
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - The body of a 41-year-old Dillon man who died while hiking near the Maroon Bells has been recovered with the help of a helicopter. Authorities say David Morano died Saturday after falling more than 200 feet near Pyramid Peak about 2 miles east of the Maroon... more » -
High angle rescue on Blodgett Peak
August 26, 2011 8:55 PM
El Paso County Search and Rescue along with Springs Fire are working to reach three stranded hikers on Blodgett Peak. One of the hikers is reported to have minor injuries. Search and Rescue is on the way up the peak to make contact with them now. more » -
Rescuers give up trying to retrieve hiker's body
August 23, 2011 8:19 PM
DENVER (AP) - Authorities have abandoned attempts to retrieve a body from the Lost Creek Wilderness Area, citing the danger to rescuers. Park County Sheriff Fred Wegener said Tuesday an attempt to retrieve the body by horseback on Sunday resulted in an injury to one rescuer and to a... more » -
Lost oregon hiker found
August 3, 2011 6:11 AM
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A woman who spent three nights in the Mount Hood National Forest after tumbling off a cliff says she ate berries, drank from a creek and tried to scoot to safety on her bottom because she couldn't walk. Hood River County sheriff's Detective Matt English... more » -
UPDATE: Man bitten by snake expected to be OK
July 14, 2011 6:50 PM
A 51 year old hiker was bitten by a baby rattlesnake in William's Canyon this afternoon, according to rescue crews who say he's expected to be ok. They say the middle-aged man saved his female hiking partner from the bite and was able to snap a picture before walking... more » -
Missing California man commits suicide
July 1, 2011 6:02 AM
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities say a missing travel agent whose wife was found dead last month has committed suicide. Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy Mark Pope says the body of 59-year-old Dusan Klein of Santa Clarita was discovered by hikers Thursday on the outskirts of Las Vegas. ... more » -
Hiker rescued on Larimer County trail
June 22, 2011 12:04 PM
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - A 69-year-old Fort Collins man has been rescued after he fell on a trail near Fort Collins. Larimer County Sheriff's Office spokesman John Schulz says the man fell about a mile and a half from the Grey Rock trailhead and injured his leg. The... more » -
Fire crews are bringing hiker down safely
May 6, 2011 8:15 PM
Colorado Springs firefighters are bringing down a hiker who fell after climbing on the rocks at Garden of the Gods. His condition is unknown, but he was able to talk. more » -
Injured hiker rescued from Queen's Canyon near Glen Erye
May 5, 2011 6:23 PM
The Colorado Springs Fire Department working with El Paso County Search and Rescue have responded to the call of an injured hiker in Queen's Canyon. The injuries have not been reported as life threatening and crews have begun to carry the victim out. The victim, an unidentified female will be... more » -
Hiker hammers his way up and down the incline
March 21, 2011 7:23 PM
He's the hiker with a hammer. Over the weekend, a man vacationing here from Wisconsin took it upon himself to make some improvements to the incline trail in Manitou Springs. Eric Mathison says he had been looking forward to hiking the incline since hearing about it from his brother... more » -
UCCS professor dies in Utah climbing accident
March 14, 2011 1:20 PM
Authorities say a 70-year-old Colorado Springs man was killed in a climbing accident, but his 57-year-old brother was rescued after being stranded for at least three days on a ledge in a remote Utah canyon. Wayne County sheriff's official Tal Ehlers tells the Salt Lake Tribune that rescuers began... more » -
Rescue underway in Williams Canyon
January 14, 2011 2:35 PM
Rescue crews are working to help a hiker who apparently fell in Williams Canyon. Early reports indicate the hiker fell 20 feet and has a head injury and leg injury. This happened about a mile up the Williams Canyon Trail from Manitou Springs. more » -
Search Underway on Quandry Peak
November 7, 2010 9:30 AM
A search is still underway on Quandary Peak in Summit County for a missing climber. The search began around 9:00 pm Saturday and resumed again this morning. Both ground and air search crews are combing the area where fresh snow was falling last night.The search began shortly after calls from... more » -
Missing Colorado man found alive in Alaska (Update)
November 7, 2010 9:01 AM
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A search team has found a 50-year-old Colorado man who went missing on Afognak Island, north of Kodiak. The Coast Guard says Todd Miller was found safe late Saturday afternoon about three miles north of the lodge where he had been staying. Miller reportedly became... more » -
Mountain goat gores, kills hiker
October 18, 2010 4:35 PM
Olympic National Park officials say a mountain goat that fatally gored a 63-year-old hiker over the weekend has shown aggressive behavior in the past. Park spokesman Barb Maynes says rangers have been tracking the ram and several others for the past several years. She says the attack was highly... more » -
Search halted for missing hiker
October 13, 2010 11:01 AM
The search for a Chicago hiker missing in the Colorado mountains near Vail has been suspended. The search for James Nelson, 31, in the rugged Holy Cross Wilderness near Vail ended at midnight Tuesday. Eagle County sheriff Joe Hoy said he and search and rescue volunteers made the... more » -
No sign of missing hiker near Vail
October 12, 2010 8:35 AM
Colorado authorities are searching for a Chicago hiker who hasn't been heard from for a week. The search for James Nelson resumed Monday at the Mount of the Holy Cross near Vail. A Colorado National Guard helicopter dropped off a search team and another helicopter was looking for... more » -
Chicago hiker missing near Mount of the Holy Cross
October 11, 2010 1:55 PM
VAIL, Colo. (AP) - Colorado authorities are searching for a Chicago hiker who hasn't been heard from for a week. The search for James Nelson resumed Monday at the Mount of the Holy Cross near Vail. A Colorado National Guard helicopter dropped off a search team and another helicopter... more » -
Colorado rescuers search for hiker near Vail
October 11, 2010 8:25 AM
Colorado authorities say they're searching for a Chicago hiker who hasn't been heard from for a week. The Eagle County Sheriff's Office says a search and rescue effort began Saturday for James Nelson. The 31-year-old set out on a five-day hike of Mount of the Holy Cross near Vail... more » -
Rock slide kills Colorado hiker
September 29, 2010 8:29 AM
A 30-year-old man has died from injuries after he was caught in a rock slide while hiking in southwestern Colorado. San Miguel County Coroner Robert Dempsey said John Arthur Merrill of Cortez was climbing El Diente Peak in the San Juan Mountains when he was injured. Another hiker saw... more » -
American hiker released
September 14, 2010 7:25 PM
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - American Sarah Shourd says she's grateful to Iran's president and other officials for her release from a Tehran prison, calling it an "humanitarian gesture." Shourd was flown out of captivity into the arms of her mother waiting in Oman today. She was released after arrangements... more » -
American hiker released from Iranian prison
September 14, 2010 9:43 AM
American hiker Sarah Shourd was released from an Iranian prison on Tuesday after being held for more than a year under suspicion of spying, NBC News reported. Shourd, 32, was among one of three Americans apprehended by Iranian security forces near the border with northern Iraq in July 2009.... more » -
American hiker to be released from Iran
September 9, 2010 6:02 PM
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's envoy to the United Nations has confirmed that a female American held for more than a year will be released. Iran had earlier announced that one of the three Americans captured by Iran in July 2009 would be released to mark the holidays at... more » -
Counters needed on area trails
September 2, 2010 2:51 PM
Wanted: A few good counters The Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments is looking for volunteers to track bicycle and pedestrian traffic on area trails and bicycle lanes in mid-September. This count program will map the level of usage of the region's bicycle and pedestrian routes. This data... more » -
Marijuana found growing in Colorado forest
August 30, 2010 3:59 PM
Authorities are investigating a suspected illegal marijuana growing operation in the mountains north of Boulder. The Boulder County sheriff's office said a man fled the area when investigators arrived to do surveillance on Monday. Three SWAT teams and the U.S. Forest Service have been called in to help in... more » -
Hiker struck by lightning in Rocky Mountain National Park
August 5, 2010 12:12 PM
Officials at Rocky Mountain National Park say a man hiking Longs Peak was struck by lightning but has no memory of being hit. The 31-year-old from Minnesota had numerous burn injuries when he was found by hikers on Wednesday. He said he had hiked the mountain the day before... more » -
Colorado hiker rescued after falling down peak
July 2, 2010 8:43 AM
A hiker who fell on Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado has been rescued by park rangers and flown to a Denver hospital. Park officials say rangers got a cell phone call at about 2 p.m. Thursday saying that a 28-year-old man had fallen 150 feet down... more » -
Hiker rescue underway near Vail
June 25, 2010 4:10 PM
VAIL, Colo. (AP) - Rescue workers are searching for a hiker stranded on the Mount of the Holy Cross near Vail. The Eagle County sheriff's office said Friday they're looking for a 27-year-old man suffering from altitude sickness. A Colorado Army National Guard helicopter has dropped a rescue team... more » -
Teen hiker dies on Colorado peak
June 16, 2010 7:09 PM
A young, but experienced hiker is dead after a fall on one of Colorado's 14,000 foot mountains. Kevin Hayne, 18, of Highlands Ranch slipped and fell into a ravine Tuesday on Little Bear Peak. Hayne and a friend were rappelling down the side of the mountain when Hayne fell.... more » -
Father finds daughter's laptop in Nepal
May 20, 2010 4:55 PM
The father of a Colorado woman who went missing while hiking in Nepal has discovered her laptop and journal in the last hotel where she stayed. A friend of missing hiker Aubrey Sacco told The Associated Press on Thursday that the 23-year-old's father, Paul Sacco, is in Nepal looking... more » -
Nepal search for missing Colorado hiker continues
May 13, 2010 8:34 AM
Police are scouring a remote region in the Himalayan mountains of northern Nepal for Aubrey Sacco, who was reported missing by her family after she failed to check in following a solo hike. The police chief for the area says teams are searching the trekking route and interviewing inn owners... more » -
Young Colorado woman missing in Nepal
May 12, 2010 2:42 PM
The father of a 23-year-old Colorado woman who has been missing since last month in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal says his daughter is "one tough cookie." Greeley attorney Paul Sacco told the Greeley Tribune that while his daughter, Aubrey Sacco, doesn't have extensive hiking experience, she's in good... more » -
Colorado hiker missing in Nepal
May 12, 2010 9:03 AM
Police are scouring a remote region in northern Nepal for a Colorado woman who has been missing since last month, when she failed to check in after a solo hike in the Himalayan mountains. Aubrey Sacco, 23, of Greeley was reported missing by her family. She had arrived in... more » -
Colorado man rescued from NH mountain
March 29, 2010 1:40 PM
Authorities say a Colorado man hiking on New Hampshire's Mount Adams is safe after rescuers helped him walk off the mountain. The New Hampshire Union Leader says a nine-member rescue team and Douglas Soholt made it off the mountain at about 1 a.m. Monday as bad weather closed in.... more » -
Friend: Climber clawed edge of crater before fall
February 16, 2010 4:36 PM
A friend of the climber who fell 1,500 feet into the dormant crater of Mount St. Helens says he saw his friend clawing to hang onto the edge before disappearing. Scott Salkovics told KGW Tuesday that he and his friend, Joseph Bohlig, had reached the crater at Mount St.... more »
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