Smartwatch Aids Discovery of Fatal Plane Crash Near Yellowstone, Victims Identified
A fatal plane crash near Yellowstone National Park claimed three lives. Robert Conover, Madison Conover, and Kurt Enoch Robey were identified, with a smartwatch aiding wreckage discovery.
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Overview
- A single-engine Piper PA-28 aircraft departed Montana's West Yellowstone Airport just before midnight on Thursday, carrying three individuals.
- A smartwatch worn by one of the victims proved instrumental, leading rescuers to the fatal plane crash wreckage located in the Montana woods near Yellowstone National Park.
- All three individuals aboard the aircraft, identified as Robert Conover, Madison Conover, and Kurt Enoch Robey from Tennessee and Utah, were discovered deceased at the crash site.
- Following the discovery, the victims' remains were removed from the remote crash site by helicopter and subsequently turned over to local authorities for further investigation.
- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have jointly initiated an investigation to determine the precise cause of the fatal plane crash.
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"Search teams located the site of an airplane crash that killed three people near Yellowstone National Park using the last known location of the smart watch from one of the victims, authorities said Monday."
CBS News"A victim's smartwatch helped search-and-rescue crews locate a plane that went down in dense woods in Montana, the local sheriff's office said Monday."
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The smartwatch worn by one of the victims provided the last known location, which helped rescuers narrow down and find the crash wreckage in the forested area south of West Yellowstone.
The victims were identified as Robert (Rodney) Conover, 60, of Tennessee; his daughter Madison Conover, 23, also of Tennessee; and Kurt Enoch Robey, 55, of Utah.
The crash involved a single-engine Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee B single-engine aircraft.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are jointly investigating the cause of the plane crash.
The victims' remains were removed from the remote crash site by helicopter and turned over to local authorities for further investigation.
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