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Driver OK after pickup plunges 200 feet
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Driver OK after pickup plunges 200 feet

The sole occupant of this pickup survived a tumble Sunday over the steep embankment on Fryingpan Road just below Ruedi Dam. The truck nosedived into the ground and was prevented from going over another steep cliff by a wire fence visible to the right of the vehicle.
The sole occupant of this pickup survived a tumble Sunday over the steep embankment on Fryingpan Road just below Ruedi Dam. The truck nosedived into the ground and was prevented from going over another steep cliff by a wire fence visible to the right of the vehicle.
By | newsroom@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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PITKIN COUNTY — A woman was all right Sunday after her truck was found 200 feet down an embankment off the side of Frying Pan Road in Basalt.

The Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office said a fisherman spotted the red pickup on a steep, rocky slope near mile marker 13.5. The Basalt Fire Department, the Sheriff’s Office and the Colorado State Patrol responded.

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