2 rescued after crashing truck into Colorado river

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CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. — Two people were rescued Friday from the roof of a pickup truck after crashing into the Arkansas River in Fremont County.

The crash happened off of Highway 50 in Bighorn Sheep Canyon east of Salida. The people inside the truck climbed to the roof of the truck and waited as rescuers from Fremont and Chaffee counties as well asMembers from CPW's Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area responded to the crash scene and dropped a boat into the frigid river, according to CPW. Three rescuers paddled the boat to the rear of the truck, picked up the people from the truck and then safely paddled back to the river's edge.

The people in the boat then had to scramble up the steep, snow-packed embankment, CPW said. Awaiting EMS crews checked out the people from the truck and determined they suffered minor injuries. Tom Waters, park manager of CPW's Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area, said the rescue took around 20 minutes from the time they got the call to get a boat in the water, and get the people back to the shore.The area around Salida picked up around 8 inches of snow and the temps hovered in the mid-30s on Friday, according to weather data from the National Weather Service in Pueblo.KUSA would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.

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