VAIL, Colo.—The body of a pilot from Utah was recovered Wednesday from a single-engine plane that crashed in the mountains near Vail.
The Colorado Civil Air Patrol said Michael Loveless, 51, of Price, Utah, was alone on board when his Cessna 182 crashed around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Holy Cross Wilderness in Eagle County.
Civil Air Patrol spokeswoman 2nd Lt. Tricia Sargent said crews worked through the night and teams that included staff from area sheriff’s departments searched by ground in steep terrain covered by about 18 inches of snow Wednesday morning.
Eagle County sheriff’s officials said a National Guard helicopter crew spotted the plane and deemed the crash unsurvivable.
Sargent said Loveless’ plane departed the Denver area Tuesday afternoon and was headed to Utah.
