DENVER MAN RESCUED FROM CAPITOL PEAK
ASPEN» A climber from Denver was rescued by helicopter from Capitol Peak on Wednesday afternoon in the wake of a deadly stretch on the mountain that claimed five lives.
The man was descending Capitol’s 14,131-foot summit when he got off route at about 2:45 p.m. in the area of the peak’s subsummit, K2, according to the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office.
“(He) was unable to get back on route and became stranded on unstable terrain,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release. “(He) was then able to contact a friend, via text message, and request help.”
A helicopter team flew into the area and spotted the man — who was thirsty and tired but uninjured — about 5 p.m. He was flown off the mountain, and all rescuers were off the mountain by 6:15 p.m.
The latest death on Capitol was that of 21-yearold Zackaria White, of Pine, who fell about 600 feet off a cliff while descending the mountain. White died at approximately the same spot where an Aspen couple died a week before.
Jake Lord, 25, died after falling nearly 300 feet July 15 on a different part of the mountain. On Aug. 6, Jeremy Shull died after falling near the Knife Edge.
Four killed in four-vehicle crash.
SPRINGFIELD» Four people were killed — at least two of them from Oklahoma — early Wednesday in a fiery, fourvehicle crash on U.S. 287 in extreme southeast Colorado.
At least four others were hurt, although their injuries were minor.
The wreck happened at about 5:30 a.m. in Baca County. A 2002 Chevrolet Silverado pickup heading north on the highway crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a 2003 Kia. The pickup then collided head-on with a 2015 Hyundai Elantra heading south before hitting a 2005 Ford Ranger — also southbound — head-on.
The Chevrolet’s driver and passenger, who have yet to be identified, were pronounced dead at the scene, investigators say.
The Ford’s driver and passenger also died. The State Patrol identified them as 34-year-old Craig Norberg and 64-year-old Wendy Norberg, both of Del City, Okla.
Aurora police make arrest in Shaus Motorsport shooting.
Police have arrested a suspect in the Tuesday afternoon shooting of a man at Shaus Motorsport that left him critically wounded.
Michael Christopher Taylor, 34, was taken into custody on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder.
Police were called to Shaus Motorsport, 15551 E. Sixth Ave., about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday. When they arrived, they found a man inside the business who had been shot.
The ensuing investigation led officers near Hinkley High School, which was put on lockout status for about 30 minutes.
Further details, including the victim’s identity, have not been released.
Gardner schedules town hall meeting.
GRAND
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner is slated to hold a town hall meeting with constituents Friday morning. The Colorado Republican will be at Colorado Mesa University from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Doors for the public event open at 9 a.m.