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1 Dead After Single-Engine Plane Crash In Routt County

MILNER, Colo. (CBS4) - One person is dead after a plane crash in Routt County on Saturday.

The plane was discovered by a sheep herder at about noon north of Milner, which is about eight miles west of Steamboat Springs.

It's not known when the crash occurred. Deputies arrived and confirmed a male solo occupant was deceased.

The aircraft is a single engine Piper. The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration have been notified.

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