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A Centennial aviation executive was injured and his wife was killed Wednesday afternoon when their hel icopter apparently clipped a power line north of Meeker.
Rich Westra, president of Aviation Technology Services and a former pilot for KMGH-TV in Denver, was rushed to a hospital in Grand Junction after the crash that killed his wife, Kelly, about 3:20 p.m.
They were using the company’s technology to survey pipelines for leaks, said ATS director of maintenance Mike Reinhart.
Kelly Westra, 46, was a technician for the company.
“She was a great lady,” Reinhart said. “She was very kind and hardworking, and she’ll be greatly missed.”
