Photographer Recalls Seeing Moments Before Plane Crashed At Kruger Rock Fire: 'Worst Fears Were Confirmed'

Boulder CO

18 November, 2021

1:16 PM

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By Dillon Thomas, CBS Denver: ESTES PARK, Colo. (CBS4) – A photographer, who was documenting the progression of the Kruger Rock Fire, says he watched as Marc Olson tragically crashed his firefighting aircraft into the side of a mountainside, just moments after taking the last known photo of the aircraft in flight. Brett Rios, who posts his photography on Facebook said he was one of the first people to report the single engine aircraft was down. Read more at CBS Denver CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.