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A hiker in Colorado, who was lost for 24 hours, ignored rescuers' phone calls because "they didn’t recognize the number," authorities said last week.

A Colorado rescue team has some simple advice for lost hikers or anyone else who might find themselves stranded in the mountains -- answer your phone.

Lost hiker ignore rescue calls, thinking they are spam

A hiker in Colorado, who was lost for 24 hours, ignored rescuers' phone calls because "they didn’t recognize the number," authorities said last week.

A hiker in Colorado, who was lost for 24 hours, ignored rescuers' phone calls because "they didn’t recognize the number," authorities said last week.

A Colorado rescue team has some simple advice for lost hikers or anyone else who might find themselves stranded in the mountains -- answer your phone.

A hiker on Mount Elbert was unable to be contacted by rescue crews because they thought the rescuers' calls from an unknown number were spam.

A Colorado rescue team has some simple advice for lost hikers or anyone else who might find themselves stranded in the mountains -- answer your phone.

A HIKER was reported missing on Mount Elbert in Colorado on October 18.The individual entered the trail from the South Trailhead and the Lake County S

A hiker on Mount Elbert was unable to be contacted by rescue crews because they thought the rescuers' calls from an unknown number were spam.