Associated Press
People look in disbelief as they see the damage on Park Avenue after a flash flood ripped through downtown Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, in Manitou, Colo. A mudslide has closed U.S. 24 between Cascade and Manitou Springs, and flash flooding in Manitou Springs is stranding vehicles in high, fast-moving water.
Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013 | 1:04 p.m.
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. — Authorities have recovered a man's body from debris left by a fast-moving mudslide that swept through a historic town near Colorado Springs, Colo., and crews are searching for three people reported missing after the flood.
Lt. Jeff Kramer with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office says 53-year-old John Collins of Teller County was found Friday "buried beneath significant amounts of debris" on U.S. Highway 24 in Manitou Springs.
The mudslide closed the highway and flash flooding stranded vehicles in high water Friday night as about 1.3 inches of rain fell in an area burned by the Waldo Canyon Fire last year. Areas burned by wildfires are vulnerable to flash floods because the scorched soil absorbs less water.
More rain is forecast for the area Saturday afternoon and evening.
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