On May 16, 2007, a mother and her toddler got trapped in a flash flood of Lakewood Gulch when they attempted to escape hail in a small tunnel adjoining the creek as it travels under Decatur Street in Denver. The mother lost the grip of her toddler's stroller and the child was swept downstream where he was found dead a few miles away on the banks of the South Platte River.
On May 16, 2007, a mother and her toddler were caught in a flash flood of Lakewood Gulch as they sought shelter from hail by hiding in a small tunnel alongside the creek under Decatur Street in Denver. The mother dropped her child's stroller, and he was swept away and later found dead on the banks of the South Platte River.