GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. – A Colorado Springs couple is alive after their plane crashed in a very remote area in Garfield County Saturday morning.
The plane went down at around 10:24 a.m. approximately 32 miles east of Meeker.
The pilot alerted authorities about the crash and was talking with other aircraft about the incident, according to Garfield County Sheriff’s Office deputies.
A helicopter picked up both the pilot and his wife but no one was injured.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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