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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 » -
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 » -
Crews abandon West Virginia mine rescue again
April 9, 2010 8:41 AM
Officials say rescue teams have had to pull out again from a coal mine in West Virginia where four miners are missing after an explosion that killed at least 25 people. Federal mine safety official Kevin Stricklin said rescue teams headed to a refuge chamber where they hoped to... more » -
Rescuers struggle to reach man in Mount St. Helens
February 16, 2010 3:11 PM
Observers in helicopters say they aren't seeing any movement from a man who fell 1,500 feet into the crater of Mount St. Helens in Washington. Rescuers have been trying to reach him, but weather conditions have made it impossible so far. Two attempts to reach Joseph Bohlig by helicopter... more » -
Snowboarders use snow cave to survive night
February 4, 2010 12:52 PM
Two snowboarders are home without injury after getting lost and spending the night in a snow cave. The Vail Mountain Rescue Group says Christin Morton of Silverthorne and Ben Engelsen of Hampton, Virginia, were tired but otherwise OK when rescuers found them Wednesday morning. The snowboarders, both 25,... more » -
Death toll rises in Wednesday quake, second quake hits Indonesia
October 1, 2009 8:26 AM
Officials say a second earthquake has hit Indonesia on the heels of Wednesday's temblor that trapped thousands of people under collapsed buildings and killed more than 500. A government official says the toll is expected to get higher. The U.S. Geological Survey says Thursday's temblor was a powerful, shallow inland... more »
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