The Latest: California couple escaped big Nevada wildfire

ELKO, Nev. (AP) — The Latest on a wildfire that tapped eight hikers and sheriff's deputy before they were escorted to safety in northeast Nevada's Ruby Mountains (all times local):

2:10 p.m.

A California couple who saw homes destroyed in a wildfire near Santa Rosa a year ago was among the campers and hikers who were escorted to safety in northeast Nevada after being trapped by a wildland blaze in Elko County's Ruby Mountains.

George Tutwiler told the Elko Daily Free Press on Monday they had to avoid boulders that had fallen on the road out of Lamoille Canyon Sunday night as they followed a caravan of eight to 10 other vehicles with a sheriff's deputy and Bureau of Land Management official.