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Culebra Mountain Crash Update


What: Beechcraft Baron registered to a party in Canada en route from Pueblo to Santa Fe, N.M
Where: the crash site was found Sunday near Vermejo Peak in the Culebra mountain range near Las Animas County
When: around 10 p.m. Saturday.
Who: Two people died in the crash, Gerrit Maureau and his wife, Dr. Shiela Malm died when their twin-engine plane crashed after refueling in Pueblo.
Why: Air Traffic Control lost contact with the plane around 10 p.m. Saturday. Weather has hampered recovery efforts. 15 rescuers will be flown by the military helicopter above the crash site. They will then be dropped off near the site and do the rest of the trek on foot. It is still snowing.

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