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<br />NWS Puehlo. CO - ChafTee County Rock and Mudslides - July 22,2002 <br /> <br />Pagc2of4 <br /> <br />Looking Norlh <br /> <br />The landslide covered the road. Once the debris hils the guard rails. II is diverled downhill along the <br />roadway. <br /> <br />The most life threatening ellent during the landslide was when a minillan and camper were inundaled <br />with rocks and mud. An elderly couple got sluck in their lIan in the debris. and were nearly crushed in <br />their lIehide. They had some scratChes and minor hypothermia. II took around two weeks 10 <br />completely dear the road. The fOllowing are some images ollhe trapped lIan and dean up. Photos <br />are on CR 306, between 6 and 7 miles west southwesl 01 Buena Visla. <br /> <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />rf", -" <br />- ~. ......::- <br />r <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />. - <br /> <br />Digging out the Road. nole <br />Yellow Line <br /> <br />Road Dug out from Mudslide . <br />Notice Debris on Either side <br /> <br />Mud and Debris on Guardrail <br /> <br />The debris that made II oller the guard rails tumbled into Coltonwood Creek. Alter lhe creek gels <br />"dammed up" lor a lime, it cuts through the debris. It took Cottonwood Creek selleralllours 10 cut <br />completely Ihrough the debris, <br /> <br />htlp:l/www.crh.nO<l<l.gov/puh/cvcntsll1ludslideslTllllllsl ides.php <br /> <br />7/23/2007 <br />