Plane Crashes in Wyoming, Killing 13-Year-Old Girl
A 13-year-old girl died and three family members were seriously injured when their single-engine plane crashed; all injured were airlifted to hospitals, authorities said.
- A single-engine Piper PA28 plane crashed west of Big Mountain in Sheridan County, Wyoming, on Monday afternoon, killing a 13-year-old girl and injuring three family members.
- Reports of possible injured persons in the Bighorn National Forest led to a search, with First Flight confirming the crash site and rescuers responding promptly.
- Authorities stabilized the survivors, including an 11-year-old boy and two adults trapped under the plane, while a Wyoming National Guard helicopter lifted the aircraft off the victims.
- The 1965 single-engine aircraft, owned by Travis Austin Peden of Sheridan, crashed under circumstances that remain unclear, and the FAA is conducting an investigation without releasing further information.
- The sheriff's office urged the public to avoid the area as emergency personnel remain on scene to complete the investigation and support the victims' families.
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