Colorado floodwaters sweep away teenage girl; second victim in five days

Reuters: A 17-year-old Colorado girl became the second fatality in five days in the Pikes Peak region when she was swept down a swollen creek after apparently taking shelter under a bridge from rain and pounding hail, police said on Tuesday. Rose Hammes had gone for a walk on Monday afternoon, and called her parents to say she was taking shelter under the bridge, Colorado Springs police said in a statement. When her parents could not reach the girl on her cell phone, they called police. Search and rescue......

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