It’s been a tough couple of days on Colorado trails:
A search is on for a Fort Carson soldier and his girlfriend who didn’t return from a Saturday day-hike in the Lost Creek Wilderness. According to KUSA-TV in Denver, the search expanded today (Monday).
The two hikers were reported missing after they headed out on the Goose Creek trailhead. Their car was found in the trailhead parking lot. The search party includes deputies from Jefferson County and Park County; a bloodhound; search and rescue teams from Summit, Arapahoe and Douglas counties; two helicopters from the Civil Air Patrol, and two fixed-wing planes. KUSA reported that about 160 people were searching for the hikers, who weren’t dressed for the weather.
KUSA also reported that on Sunday, two women hiking the Signal Mountain Trail near Comanche Peak Wilderness Area were assaulted by a man wielding a knife. Larimer County deputies are searching the area for the masked assailant, who jumped out from behind some trees and held a knife to the throat of one of the women. The women fought him off with a walking stick.
On Friday, a man’s body was found below the False Keyhole on the Longs Peak Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. Park officials said it appeared that the man’s fatal injuries were the result of a significant fall on the north side of the mountain.
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