A dog was killed in an avalanche that happened south of Monarch Crest in Chaffee County Thursday, according to the county’s search and rescue team.
The Chaffee County Search and Rescue Team was informed of an avalanche at around 5:20 p.m. Thursday south of Monarch Crest. The caller told CCSAR officials they had received a text from two friends who needed help returning to the trailhead after being caught an the avalanche along with their dog.
The hikers told rescuers they were going up their previously set skin track near the northeast face of Mount Peck along with their dog around 4:30 p.m. when they moved from a treed slope into a more open bowl, according to CCSAR officials. Both hikers were able to return to the trailhead under their own power and the Colorado Avalanche Information Center was notified, officials said.
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