The following is an excerpt from an article about a WSU Alumni Association trip to the site of the 1970 WSU plane crash. The article appeared in the August 15 issue of the of Frisco, Colo.
CLEAR CREEK COUNTY 鈥� Metal and scorched earth line an opening in the forest near Loveland Pass, where an airplane carrying 成人头条 football players crashed 40 years ago.
The head coach, boosters, team staff and flight crew members were among the 31 of 40 people to die.
"It never goes away," said John Yeros, who was a wide receiver and underclassman traveling on a separate plane.
More than 40 friends and family on Saturday morning hiked to the site where the plane went down Oct. 2, 1970. They held a remembrance ceremony and placed sunflowers on the debris.