{"id":3085,"date":"2026-07-27T17:35:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=3085"},"modified":"2026-07-27T17:35:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:35:02","slug":"5-struck-1-killed-by-lightning-on-mount-blue-sky-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=3085","title":{"rendered":"5 struck, 1 killed by lightning on Mount Blue Sky summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>One hiker was killed and four others were injured when lightning struck Mount Blue Sky on Sunday afternoon, according to the Clear Creek County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=3083\">Colorado approves $3.9 million in incentives to assist Alterra Mountain Co.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The fatal lightning strike was reported shortly after 1:20 p.m. Sunday, Clear Creek County Sheriff\u2019s Office spokesperson Jenny Fulton said in an email to The Denver Post.<\/p>\n<p>Fulton said one person was killed by the strike and another was airlifted to the hospital. 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