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4 hikers injured in avalanche on Torreys Peak KMGH and last updated 2021-06-06 18:49:57-04 CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. — At least four hikers were injured in an avalanche on Torreys Peak in Clear Creek County Sunday morning. The report came in to the Clear Creek Sheriff’s Office Communications Center around 9:05 a.m. A caller reported an avalanche swept hikers into a rock field, possibly injuring four people, according to the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office. Clear Creek County Sheriffs, EMS, Alpine Rescue Team, Summit Search and Rescue and two medical helicopters responded to...

Six people were caught in an avalanche Sunday morning while hiking on Torreys Peak, according to the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said they received a report at around 9 a.m. from someone who saw six hikers on the mountain when the avalanche started and only two left visible when it ended. Those four missing hikers were swept up in the avalanche and rode it into a rock field, deputies said. They sustained minor injuries and are expected to be OK. Sheriff’s deputies, along with officials from Alpine Search and Rescue, Clear Creek EMS and Summit Search and Rescue, responded...