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Hope on Buffalo Pass: The incredible rescue of flight 217
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October 2, 2018
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4:32Now PlayingForty years ago, a commercial airplane crashed on Buffalo Pass east of Steamboat Springs. It got caught in some weather that was not expected, and the wings iced up.
The plane was having problems climbing and ended up crashing in a snowfield. The pilot and one passenger were killed, but 20 people survived. They not only survived the crash, but also a blizzard that brought 8 feet of heavy snow, 40 mph winds and 50-below-zero temperatures.
They made it through a brutal night before rescuers found them the next day. They knew it was a miracle they were alive.
Forty years later, it was a beautiful fall day on Buffalo Pass. The weather was warm, the sky blue and the fall colors golden. Dozens of people were hiking through a rocky field, but they were not really there to enjoy the views. They were there to remember.
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