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  • Teen girl missing, rescued in Fremont County Play Video

    August 6, 2012 1:42 AM

    Runaway cases are filed every day, some more serious than others. Sunday, deputies in Fremont County felt one runaway case required pulling out multiple resources to search for a missing teen girl. It was a worrisome situation early Sunday morning in Fremont County. Cynthia, a 14-year-old girl staying with... more »
  • UPDATE: missing child found in El Paso County with injuries

    January 28, 2012 3:22 PM

    Crews in El Paso County have found a missing child. Lt. Lari Sevene, a spokesperson with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, the child was found with some cuts and abrasions just after 1:00 p.m., and is being transported for medical treatment. No word on the extent of the... more »
  • Authorities looking for missing child in El Paso County

    January 28, 2012 3:03 PM

    Crews in El Paso County are searching for a missing child. According to the El Paso county Sheriff's office, State Patrol passed a woman along I-25 near the Pueblo county line around 8:30 Saturday morning. Sheriff's deputies say her car was pulled over, and she looked like she was... more »
  • High country search crews seek survivors after Colo small-plane crash

    December 4, 2011 1:57 PM

    SILVERTON, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say four people were aboard a single-engine plane that crashed in the southwest Colorado mountains, but more than 18 hours after the crash there was still no word on whether anyone survived. San Juan County officials say a search team was headed to the... more »
  • Search-rescue dogs get workout in Colorado

    September 17, 2011 2:20 PM

    DENVER (AP) - Search-and-rescue dogs from seven states are going through certification evaluations at Denver International Airport. The dogs will be tested on a series of rubble piles simulating collapsed buildings and other scenarios. The tests began Saturday and end Sunday. Colorado Urban Search and Rescue Task Force... more »
  • Mesa County: No reports of missing person

    September 10, 2011 2:38 PM

    GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - Officials in western Colorado are calling off their search for the source of a distress signal on the Grand Mesa. Mesa County sheriff's spokeswoman Heather Benjamin says the search could resume if a missing person report surfaces in Mesa or Delta counties. The Daily... more »
  • Body recovered from Eleven Mile Reservoir

    May 22, 2011 9:00 PM

    State park employees have confirmed to News First 5 that a body has been recovered from Eleven Mile Reservoir. Park officials responded to the reservoir around 1 this afternoon after a boat was reported capsized. They tell high winds have been prevalent all day. When a search team entered this... more »
  • Blackhawk helicopters helping search for missing plane

    January 10, 2011 3:17 PM

    Two Blackhawk helicopters from Kirtland, AFB, New Mexico and two Civil Air Patrol aircraft are helping in the search for a missing small plane in Southern Colorado. Search and Rescue crews from at least three counties are also trying to find a plane that disappeared from radar yesterday afternoon... more »
  • Snow worries searchers for missing Manitou mom

    November 29, 2010 8:45 PM

    Cold weather and snow, blowing in Sunday night, put a new sense of urgency in the search for a missing Manitou Springs mother of two. 33-year-old Mindy Lynn Lee went missing Friday evening. Police say, after interviews, they believe she got out of a truck near Woodland Park High... 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 »
  • Man found after 2-day search

    September 18, 2010 11:26 PM

    76-year-old Jong Chung was found, unconscious but alive, after nearly two days of searching in El Paso County. Search crews have been combing areas, like Goose Gossage Trail, looking for Chung. He was called in as missing Thursday to Colorado Springs Police after not returning from a noon walk.... more »
  • Busy morning for Search and Rescue during Barr Trail Mt. Race

    July 18, 2010 6:58 PM

    Search and rescue teams had to be called out twice during the Barr Trail Mountain Race on Sunday in Manitou Springs. Two hikers fell near the course during the race, requiring help. "They're doing pretty good. We're going to bring them down here and give them to AMR," says... more »
  • Planning ahead makes all the difference when hiking

    June 14, 2010 12:21 AM

    With the summer weather comes tourists and locals alike hitting trails across Colorado. But before you head out, there's a few things you need to keep in mind. First and foremost, you need to let someone know where you're going to be. "Let someone know where you are. Let them... more »
  • Search & Rescue Team receives prestigious national award

    May 11, 2010 11:56 AM

    The El Paso County Search and Rescue Team will receive the 2010 Valor Award Thursday at the National Association for Search and Rescue, (NASAR), Conference in Tunica, Mississippi. This award was created by NASAR in 1977 and has only been awarded twice over the past 33 years. The rescue... more »
  • Pueblo nurse returns from rescue work in Haiti

    January 25, 2010 8:14 PM

    He was among the first medical volunteers on the ground, and today a Pueblo nurse is back home and getting some much deserved rest. Eric Miller works in the intensive care unit at Saint Mary Corwin Hospital. He is one of several volunteers the hospital has sent to join... more »
  • 3,000 may be trapped under Indonesia quake rubble

    October 2, 2009 11:17 AM

    Indonesia's Health Ministry says nearly 3,000 people may still be trapped under rubble after a powerful earthquake two days ago. A spokesman for the ministry's Disaster Management Agency says 715 people have been confirmed dead and 2,400 hospitalized. A United Nations spokeswoman says the with thousands still trapped under collapsed... more »
  • Stranded Palmer Lake hikers found safe

    September 13, 2009 9:28 PM

    It started off as any other day in the woods for Mark Strauch, his son Ethan and brother in law Scott Haring. "We took off Saturday morning for a 20 mile hike loop so my son could fulfill his merit badge." says Mark. That hike turned into something a bit... more »
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