Sundayâs downpour stranded several hikers in Rough Canyon, the Mesa County Sheriffâs Office said.
At around 9 p.m. Sunday, during a heavy downpour in Mesa County, the Sheriffâs Office received a report of two hikers stranded by rising waters in the Rough Canyon area, according to a press release. When county search and rescue crews arrived they found several other hikers unable to reach the parking lot amid rising waters.
A typically dry creek bed had filled with water, creating a river that rescue crews estimated at 15 feet wide and three to five feet deep. After six hours, the water receded enough that crews could reach the four families stranded by the water.
Four families rescued in Mesa County Sunday following flash floods that turned dry creek into impassable river
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