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Jul 8, 2008 2:58 pm US/Mountain

3 Struck By Lightning In Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park

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Shaun Boyd

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP/CBS4) ―

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Three members of a family from Houston were hit by lightning near a remote lake Tuesday afternoon, but were able to hike back to a trailhead, Rocky Mountain National Park officials said.

Park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson said that initial reports that a fourth person may have been hit were wrong.

Patterson said the three confirmed victims, a husband, wife and male friend were hit at 12:20 p.m. near Mills Lake. They were with other family members at the time.

Park rangers said the lightning struck the ground so hard near them they were knocked off their feet and thrown to the ground. Two of them suffered burns to the feet and one had burns to the arm. The burns were said to be minor and they were able to walk.

Family members were able to get a cell signal and call for help. As they began to hike down Glacier Gorge Trail, rangers were hiking up.

"Initial reports were coming in that there were multiple people that were struck by lightning," Patterson said. "So obviously, when we get that type of report we respond very quickly."

Patterson encouraged hikers to check weather reports before heading out in the park.

The park is about 50 miles northwest of Denver.

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