A Boulder man is dead following a glider crash that occurred Wednesday morning southwest of Berthoud, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office said.

The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office dispatch received a report at 8:40 a.m. of an aircraft crash in the 3600 block of West County Road 2, just shy of the Larimer-Boulder county line.

Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, Berthoud Fire Protection District and Thompson Valley EMS officials all responded to the scene and found an ultralight glider that had crashed and caught on fire.

Firefighters worked to put the flame out, but found the man dead inside the glider.

Several power lines and poles in the area were damaged. Preliminary investigation indicates that the glider likely hit the electrical lines before coming to a halt on the dirt road, LCSO sa

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