Plane crashes near Palisade Mountain in Northern Colorado
A plane crashed in the Colorado mountains Saturday and now rescue efforts are underway.
Few details were immediately available, but a plane with an unknown number of people on board crashed near Storm Mountain and Palisade Mountain west of Loveland around 11:15 a.m., according to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office.
A UCHealth LifeLine helicopter was seen circling overhead in the area.
Copter4 shot the crash site from overhead, showing first responders near the wreckage.
Palisade Mountain is in Larimer County, about 20 miles west of Loveland and about 65 miles northwest of Denver. The area is part of the burn scar of the Alexander Mountain Fire, which burned almost 10,000 acres in over two weeks this past summer.
While the exact location of the crash has not yet been confirmed, the general area includes tall trees and steep hills as part of the mountain range. Rescue crews were heard on radio traffic working to find a landing zone for rescue helicopters.
