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Teams Pull Planes To Raise Money For Special Olympics Colorado

DENVER (CBS4) - Denver International Airport was the sight of the 6th Annual Special Olympics Colorado Plane Pull on Saturday.

Plane Pull 2 (CREDIT Brian Johnson)
(credit: Brian Johnson/Special Olympics Colorado)

Teams of 25 people worked together to pull a more than 150,000 lb. plane. The first team to make it 12 feed across the tarmac wins.

Plane Pull 5 (CREDIT Brian Johnson)
(credit: Brian Johnson/Special Olympics Colorado)

This year, the event raised $166,000 which will go to Special Olympics Colorado. The money will provide year-round training, competitions and leadership programs.

Plane Pull 10 (CREDIT Brian Johnson)
(credit: Brian Johnson/Special Olympics Colorado)

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