4 more found alive and well after Colorado floods

DENVER (AP) — Four people who were listed as unaccounted for in the Colorado floods have contacted authorities to say they are alive and well, leaving two people who haven't been heard from and a third who is missing and presumed dead, officials said today.

The number of confirmed dead remained at eight.

The Larimer County Sheriff's Department said the four people called authorities after their names were made public Monday.

"That was the intent, right?" sheriff's spokesman John Schulz said.

Schulz said deputies still hope to hear from the two still listed as unaccounted for.

The floods, which started in earnest Sept. 12, caused damage across nearly 2,000 square miles. Nearly 2,000 homes were damaged or destroyed along with more than 200 miles of state highways and 50 state bridges.

No official estimate has been released on the cost of the floods.