TELLURIDE — Two people died when a small airplane crashed as it was approaching the airport near the Colorado resort town of Telluride on Thursday, authorities said. The Telluride Regional Airport lost contact with the single-engine plane at about 1:30 p.m. and several witnesses reported seeing it go down, the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office […]
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Small plane crashes near Telluride, killing newlyweds from Florida
A small plane crashed Monday afternoon near the mountain town of Telluride, killing both people aboard. Authorities say the two people killed were a couple from Port Orange, Florida, who “had eloped to Telluride for a small wedding and adventure-filled honeymoon that they were documenting online for friends and families to follow.” They were identified […]
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Telluride-area slide claims sixth Colorado avalanche death this season
An avalanche Sunday near Telluride buried a backcountry skier under some 3 feet of snow, marking the sixth slide death in Colorado this season and the second in San Miguel County in about two weeks. The skier, who authorities said was a local man, was with his dog when the slide happened. He was reported […]