Active alert for Longmont area
The helicopter that crashed while battling the Gold Mountain fire is set to be recovered from Silver Jack Reservoir on Tuesday. The K-MAX helicopter went down in the reservoir near Gunnison on July 12, killing pilot Nicholas Dale . A spokesperson with the National Transportation…
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