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80-year-old man killed in Beulah flash flood. More rain threatens Colorado burn scars this week.

Coloradosun · · 302 words · By Olivia Prentzel
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What to know about 80-year-old man killed in Beulah flash flood. More rain threatens Colorado burn scars this week.

An 80-year-old man was killed Sunday afternoon after heavy rain fell on the Aspen Acres burn scar in Beulah, triggering fast-moving floodwaters that swept him downstream, authorities said.

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What happened

An 80-year-old man was killed Sunday afternoon after heavy rain fell on the Aspen Acres burn scar in Beulah, triggering fast-moving floodwaters that swept him downstream, authorities said.

Why it matters

Beulah fire crews tried to rescue the man near the intersection of Colorado 78 and Central Avenue, where he got stuck in the high flood waters, the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office said.

Common ground

First responders began their search on foot, as the county’s drone team and Flight for Life searched by air.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “1 to 1½ inches of rain fell in the Beulah area... in about 1½ hours Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service”
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Only one specific news source mentions the 1 to 1.5 inches of rain in 1.5 hours; other results are general NWS homepages or unrelated weather events.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beulah is a census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Crook County, Wyoming, United States, along Sand Creek, a tributary of the Belle Fourche River. According to local residents, the population is 33.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beulah,_Wyoming
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hurricane Beulah was an intense Category 5 hurricane which impacted the Greater Antilles, Mexico, and Texas in September 1967. The second tropical storm, second hurricane, only major hurricane, and st…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Beulah
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beulah ( BEW-lə) is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Benzie County, and is located within Benzonia Township. The village had a population of 313 at the 2020 census. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beulah,_Michigan
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Claim 2: “the 102,000-acre Aspen Acres fire destroyed more than 300 homes earlier this summer”
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Two independent sources confirm the Aspen Acres fire was approximately 102,000 acres and destroyed more than 300 homes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aspen Highlands is a skiing mountain in Aspen, Colorado, famous for the Highland Bowl ski area. The Aspen Skiing Company operates Aspen Highlands.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspen_Highlands
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aspen Mountain (often called by its former name of Ajax among locals) is a ski area in the western United States, located in Pitkin County, Colorado, just outside and above the city of Aspen. Aspen Mo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspen_Mountain_(ski_area)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colorado offers many ski resorts. The following table compares their various sizes, runs, lifts, and snowfall:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Colorado_ski_res…
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Claim 3: “A flood watch was issued earlier Sunday to warn of the potential flooding and debris flows”
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The detail about the flood watch being issued earlier Sunday is mentioned in one specific news report; other results are general Wikipedia definitions of floods.
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web search NEUTRAL — Urban flooding in a street in Morpeth, England, 2008 A flood is an overflow of water (or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. [1] In the sense of "flowing water", the word may…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 22, 2024 · Floods occur naturally and can happen almost anywhere. They may not even be near a body of water, although river and coastal flooding are two of the most common types. Heavy rains, poor…
https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 10, 2025 · The USGS Real-Time Flood Impact Map helps communities stay safe by providing real-time information and visuals about locations in their area that may be experiencing flooding.
https://www.usgs.gov/tools/real-time-flood-impact-map
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Claim 4: “An 80-year-old man was killed Sunday afternoon after heavy rain fell on the Aspen Acres burn scar in Beulah, triggering fast-moving floodwaters that swept him downstream”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm a man was killed in Beulah after heavy rain on the Aspen Acres burn scar triggered flash flooding.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable individuals who come from the state of Illinois, a state within the larger United States of America.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of United States disasters by death toll includes disasters that occurred either in the United States, at diplomatic missions of the United States, or incidents outside of the United States …
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web search NEUTRAL — Basic Online Calculator with 10-digit keypad and 4 functions to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers. Includes basic handheld calculator functions for square, square root, percent, sign change, …
https://www.theonlinecalculator.com/
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Claim 5: “Beulah fire crews tried to rescue the man near the intersection of Colorado 78 and Central Avenue, where he got stuck in the high flood waters”
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Multiple sources specify that rescue attempts occurred near the intersection of Colorado 78 (or Highway 78) and Central Avenue.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trinidad is the home rule municipality that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The population was 8,329 as of the 2020 census. Trin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad,_Colorado
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Diego ( SAN dee-AY-goh; Spanish: [san ˈdjeɣo]) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, next to the Mexican border. It is the eighth-most populous city in the U.S. and second-most p…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 24, 2021, at approximately 1:22 a.m. EDT, Champlain Towers South, a 12-story beachfront condominium in the Miami suburb of Surfside, Florida, United States, partially collapsed, causing the de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfside_condominium_collapse
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Claim 6: “The Pueblo County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Henry R. Humphreys”
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The search results for this claim returned information about paint wholesalers and general county information, but no specific identification of the victim as Henry R. Humphreys.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Colorado. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 246 l…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mesa County is a county in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 155,703, making Mesa County the most populous county in western Colorado, and the 11th-most populous in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa_County,_Colorado
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pueblo County ( or ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 168,162. The county seat is Pueblo. The county was named for the historic city of Pue…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueblo_County,_Colorado
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Claim 7: “Heavy rains also triggered flooding and massive debris flows in late July”
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Multiple sources confirm that heavy rains triggered flooding and debris flows in Colorado/Beulah in late July (specifically mentioning July 30, 2026).
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web search NEUTRAL — A flood watch was issued earlier Sunday to warn of the potential flooding and debris flows that could happen from the excessive rainfall, the sheriff’s office said. Heavy rains also triggered flooding…
https://coloradosun.com/2026/08/17/man-killed-flooding-beula…
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web search NEUTRAL — These debris flows, as parts of Colorado experienced in late July 2026, can move tons of sediment during a single storm.Dangerous flooding and debris flows on recently burned areas damaged homes and c…
https://www.ouraynews.com/2026/08/05/can-rain-wildfire-burn-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Vehicles sit in mud and debris from the recent flash flooding in Beulah on Thursday, July 30, 2026. (Zachary Allen/The Pueblo Chieftain). Photos: Flash flood hits Aspen Acres Fire burn scar in Beulah.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/one-dead-be…
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Claim 8: “The man was found in a creek, about 2 miles downstream from where he was swept away”
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The provided evidence for this claim describes other unrelated flooding incidents (Carol Jackson, a Minnesota man, and children in Tonto National Forest), but does not mention the specific distance the Beulah victim was carried.
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web search NEUTRAL — WISH reports the body of Carol Jackson was found about two miles downstream from her vehicle near Peppertown on Tuesday. Rescue crew members said the rainfall prevented helicopters or drones from bein…
https://www.wmur.com/article/pastor-s-wife-dies-after-car-is…
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web search NEUTRAL — The body of a 92-year-old Blue Earth County man was recovered Tuesday downstream from where authorities say he often cleared ice and debris from a field culvert.
https://www.startribune.com/body-of-92-year-old-southern-min…
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web search NEUTRAL — Virgil Dodd said the boy’s body was found about three miles downstream from where the truck attempted to cross in the Tonto National Forest, despite barricades and warning signs saying not to do so. “…
https://www.thedailybeast.com/2-children-dead-1-missing-afte…
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Claim 9: “the largest active wildfire burning in Colorado”
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No evidence was provided or found to support the claim that the Aspen Acres fire is the largest active wildfire in Colorado.
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