Left behind by his team, college football player requires rescue from Holy Cross wilderness

Left behind by his team, college football player requires rescue from Holy Cross wilderness

A group of football players looking to learn leadership skills in a local wilderness area this summer instead received a lesson in what not to do, leaving one of their own behind to be later found by Vail Mountain Rescue. Indiana Wesleyan coach Andrew Rode, in an Instagram post, said his team’s June 22 hike to the summit of the Mount of the Holy Cross was meant to prepare the seniors to become leaders. “This Colorado trip is about challenge, and…