Wyoming swimmers killed in Colorado crash

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Three members of the University of Wyoming swimming and diving team were killed in a highway crash in northern Colorado.

The crash happened Thursday afternoon on U.S. 287 about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of the Wyoming-Colorado line between Laramie and Fort Collins, Colorado.

The three swimmers killed in the crash were: Charlie Clark, 19, a sophomore on the men’s team from Las Vegas; Luke Slabber, 21, a junior on the men’s team from South Africa; and Carson Muir, 18, a freshman on the women’s team from Birmingham, Alabama.

The crash injured two other team members who were expected to survive, according to a University of Wyoming statement.

The two injured men, 20 and 21, were taken to hospitals, according to a Colorado State Patrol statement.

“My thoughts and payers are with our swimming and diving student-athletes, coaches, families and friends,” Wyoming athletic director Tom Burman said in a statement. “It is difficult to lose members of our University of Wyoming family, and we mourn the loss of these student-athletes. We have counseling services available to our student-athletes and coaches in our time of need.”