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.
Stage 1 fire restrictions in Mesa County were lifted today following a stretch of increased rain in the region.
The Mesa County Sheriffâs Office decision comes a week after the the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests rescinded their Stage 1 Fire Restrictions on National Forest lands.
âHigher than normal humidity and monsoonal rain has improved fire conditions in Mesa County allowing for fire restrictions to be rescinded,â the sheriffâs office said in a news release regarding the decision, which was made in partnership with local Bureau of Land Management officials.
The restrictions were lifted as of 12:01 a.m. today after initially being put in place in mid June.
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