Two Killed In Door County Plane Crash, Including La Grange Park Man
EPHRAIM, Wis. (AP) -- Officials say two people have died in the crash of a small plane in Door County.
Sheriff's Chief Deputy Patrick McCarty says a volunteer pilot was returning a teenage flying student to Door County from Green Bay when the Cessna 182 went down in Peninsula State Park Sunday night.
A caller notified authorities about 8:30 p.m. after seeing the plane circling and hearing a crash. At least a-half dozen agencies began searching by land and in the water near the park.
A bicyclist on a trail in the park called authorities after discovering the crash about 10 p.m.
McCarty identified the pilot as 69-year-old Ralph Keller of Sister Bay and La Grange Park, Illinois. The passenger was 16-year-old Olivia Dahl, of Sister Bay.
Federal investigators were expected at the scene Monday.
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