Half-Ton Boulder Crushes, Kills Silverthorne Man on Chaffee County Trail

Colorado man crushed by half-ton boulder along trail

The Chaffee County Sheriff's Office said the accident happened at a popular pullover location along the Arkansas River.

Silverthorne man dies in rockslide near BV

Paul Frasch, 59, of Silverthorne died June 23 after he dislodged rocks that fell on him while he was walking on a trail near the Arkansas River along CR 371 in Buena Vista.

Dislodged boulder kills Silverthorne man in Buena Vista

A Silverthorne man died Tuesday, June 23, after a boulder fell on him near the Arkansas River in Buena Vista, according to a Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post. The post stated that Paul Frasch, 59, was one of two men working for a moving company who were passing through the area after completing a delivery. They stopped at the “Rapid 5 1/2 Pullover,” a popular camping area, where they had stopped before to have lunch while passing th…

Half-ton boulder crushes man on Colorado mountain trail

A Silverthorne man was crushed to death by a falling boulder on a trail near Buena Vista in the Upper Arkansas River Valley on Tuesday.

Boulder kills Silverthorne man along Arkansas River trail

CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- A 59-year-old Silverthorne man died Tuesday afternoon after a large boulder fell on him along a trail near the Arkansas River in Buena Vista, according to the Chaffee County Sheriff's Office. Deputies and detectives responded around 1:40 p.m. on June 23 to the area of County Road 371 near the "Rapid 5 ½ Pullover" after receiving a report that a man had been seriously injured by falling rocks. Investigators learned…

Half-ton boulder crushes, kills Silverthorne man on Chaffee County trail

A man from Silverthorne died on Tuesday after rocks and a half-ton boulder fell on him while he was walking on a trail in Chaffee County.