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Colo. Man Dead After Crashing Plane In Canada
Crash Under Investigation
POSTED: 7:16 am MDT July 30, 2010
UPDATED: 4:10 pm MDT July 30, 2010
LONGMONT, Colo. -- Canadian authorities said they've recovered the body of a Longmont man who crashed in the Northwest Territories on his way back to Colorado. Authorities said a Canadian Coast Guard helicopter spotted the crash site Thursday about 80 miles southeast of Norman Wells, Canada, and 75-year-old Terry Johnson was confirmed dead at the scene.Johnson last had contact with air traffic personnel Saturday morning. He was returning by himself from a family canoeing and fishing trip. Canadian authorities had been looking for him every since.
Johnson founded the data-storage MiniScribe company in 1980 from his Longmont home. The company went bankrupt and Maxtor bought the assets in 1990. The crash is under investigation.
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