Hikers Missing On Fourteener Found Safe
Posted: 03/21/2006
Last Updated:
2648 days ago
Search and rescue teams in Chaffee County have found four missing hikers.The hikers disappeared on Mt. Princeton Sunday at about 5:30 p.m.Just before 2 a.m. Monday, two of the hikers were brought down by rescue crews. The remaining two were brought to the trailhead after 4 a.m.Mt. Princeton is one of Colorado's popular fourteeners and is located southwest of Buena Vista.Authorities say the hikers had survival gear and were prepared for the snow. Search crews used ATVs and snowmobiles to look for the four hikers.
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