Rafters help rescue pilot after crash into Colorado River

Grand Junction, Colo. • Authorities say rafters on the Colorado River helped rescue the pilot of a small plane that crashed into the water near the Colorado-Utah border.The Mesa County Sheriff's Office in Colorado says the river rafters came upon the crash and took the 59-year-old pilot to safety Tuesday afternoon.Authorities say the man is injured but is conscious and breathing. His name has not been released. He was transported to a hospital by helicopter.The plane crashed into the river