Drowned while camping..

Can you imagine the horror of being in a sleeping bag, inside a zipped up tent and trying to get out when a wall of flood water hits it and carries it downstream?

The search for nearly two dozen people who disappeared after flash floods swept through a popular campground went from desperate to grim on Saturday, after teams that scoured miles of river and rugged wilderness found just two bodies. 18 are confirmed dead.

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Story:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/art ... gD9GACVC00

Sort of like the Big Thompson flood. I used to think of that when we were camping. I like being on a hill.

I've NEVER thought of that before. That's so sad for those people. :Crying: I will keep that in mind on our next camping trip now for sure.

I always keep a large knife in the tent when I'm camping in order to cut my way out if I have to. It's good for a quick exit. I learned about this while camping in the backcountry at Yellowstone. If a bear is trying to get into the tent on one end, you cut your way out of the other end while the bear is occupied with the tent.

all I know, I'm brought to tears reading about the individuals lost in this tragedy. NPR talked about two women who both lost their husbands and several children to this flood. I can't wrap my brain around the loss they must feel. so sad

I heard the survival story about the family that spent standing in the bed of a pickup wedged between trees as the water flowed over the truck waiting for the waters to recede. what a long night that must have been.

This is just such a terrible story. Those poor people.I am just incredibly sad for everyone out there.