Colorado's San Luis Valley is a place of idyllic beauty, but in September 1967, it was witness to the gruesome death of a beloved horse. Parts of the animal's skin and several of its organs were removed with surgical precision, which some believed could only be the work of other worldly surgeons.

Parcasters - Could you survive a volcanic explosion? See if you've got what it takes by listening along to this week's episode of Surival, exploring the 1993 eruption of the Galeras Volcano. Available now on parcast.com/survival

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