Missing skier found safe at Eldora
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- Created on Wednesday, 19 January 2011 15:44
- Written by Nathan
By KYLE GLAZIER, THE DENVER POST
A 19-year-old Gunnison woman is safe tonight after becoming lost for two and a half hours while sking at Eldora Mountain Resort, the Boulder County Sheriff's Office said.
A Sheriff's Office statement said that Greer Garcia was skiing with her boyfriend and her boyfriend's brother when the group split up around 3:30 p.m. to allow the two men to make a final downhill run, the statement said.
According to the statement, Garcia went the wrong direction in search of the parking lot, continuing on until she accidentally stepped in a creek and decided to wait for help. Garcia's companions told authorities that Garcia was carrying no food or water, the Sheriff's Office said.
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