Three people survived a plane crash south of Silt Sunday afternoon but had to be removed from the wreckage and airlifted from the scene once search and rescue personnel reached the remote location.
3 survive plane crash near Silt; crews work to rescue third person from crash scene
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and last updated 2021-01-31 19:14:59-05
GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. â Three people on board an airplane survived after crashing south of Silt in Garfield County Sunday afternoon.
The Garfield County Sheriffâs Office was notified of the crash around 2:40 p.m. and located the aircraft near Chair Bar Road, according to a release from the sheriffâs office.
Crews from Garfield County Search and Rescue arrived on scene shortly after and extracted two of the occupants from the plane. The extent of their injuries are unknown.
Three People Survive Plane Crash Near Silt, Colorado
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Yesterday afternoon, Sunday, January 31, the authorities, including the Garfield County Sheriff s Office and Colorado River Fire Rescue, were notified about a plane crash that happened near Silt, Colorado. Three people were onboard the aircraft at the time of the crash and thankfully, all three survived.
According to the Post Independent, one of the survivors was able to get free of the wreckage and call for help on her cell phone. Colorado River Fire Rescue responded to the plane crash at around 2:30 on Sunday afternoon near Chair Bar Road.
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