Weather delays crash bodies recovery

The bodies of a Canadian couple killed in a plane crash in the Colorado mountains cannot be recovered until spring because of treacherous weather and avalanche threats, authorities said.

Costilla County officials say 67-year-old Gerrit Maureau of Calgary and his 65-year-old wife, Sheila Malm, are presumed dead after the December 20 crash at Vermejo Peak.

Sheriff’s Office Sgt James Chavez said the wreckage was more than 1,000ft higher than previously thought and the peak had received more than a foot of new snow last week.