Two hikers hit by lightning were rescued from a Colorado peak in dramatic and record-setting fashion.
One man remained hospitalized in fair condition Friday while the other was treated at a hospital and released.
The rescues happened late Thursday near the summit of Torreys Peak, a 14,300-foot mountain about 40 miles west of Denver. Torreys Peak is ranked variously as the 11th or 12th highest summit in Colorado and is less than 200 feet shorter than the state’s highest mountain, Mount Elbert…