Piechura, 62, and Matthew Miller, 48, were on board the Beechcraft King Air C90 aircraft when it crashed on Saturday, according to a statement from the Bureau of Land Management.
Piechura was an air tactical group supervisor employed by the Coronado National Forest. An air tactical group supervisor coordinates incident airspace, manages incident air traffic, and is the link between ground personnel and incident aircraft,
Miller was identified in the statement as a fire pilot employed with Falcon Executive Aviation, Inc, which is contracted by the U.S. Forest Service. Their remains have been recovered from the crash cite, according to the statement.
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Domestic assault disrupts traffic on Ouray Ave.
Ouray Avenue was closed between 14th and 15th street for three hours Saturday as police responded to a reported domestic violence incident.
Around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Grand Junction Police Officers responded to a report of a woman who said she had been attacked by a man. The man was said to be armed with a machete, according to a release from the Grand Junction Police Department.
After helping the victim, who did not suffer serious injuries, leave the home through a first-floor window, police tried to contact the man, GJPD said. After several failed attempts, officers entered the home and found the suspect in the attic. The man was arrested and faces charges of domestic violence and and assault.