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Metro
6 days ago
- Metro
One dead and two injured as plane crashes in popular US national park
A small plane crashed in a remote area of Olympic National Park in Washington state, leaving one person dead and two injured. The Murphy SR3500 Moose carrying three people dropped in the Quinault area of the national park on Tuesday evening. National Park Service officials described the crash site as 'a forested, steep slope' north of the Irely Lake Trailhead. 'Rangers immediately coordinated a response with Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue,' stated the park service. All three victims were rushed to a nearby trauma center. One died and the other two received medical treatment. The cause of the crash was not immediately known. It is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. Authorities have not identified the victims. Olympic National Park in Port Angeles was the tenth most visited national park in the US in 2023, with 2.95 million visitors, according to the outdoors company KÜHL. 'With its incredible range of precipitation and elevation, diversity is the hallmark of Olympic National Park,' states the park service. More Trending 'Encompassing nearly a million acres, the park protects a vast wilderness, thousands of years of human history, and several distinctly different ecosystems, including glacier-capped mountains, old-growth temperate rain forests, and over 70 miles of wild coastline.' The crash happened more than two months after a tour van with 14 occupants collided with a pickup truck near Yellowstone National Park and burst into flames. Two witnesses on a highway managed to rescue eight people from the smoking van including a child. The driver and six passengers were killed. And in 2019, a tour bus with 30 people on board crashed near a highway rest stop close to Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, killing at least four people and leaving several others seriously injured. The canyon is famous for its narrow red-hued spires and is about 300 miles south of Salt Lake City. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Doctors diagnose Trump with chronic vein problem after noticing swelling in his legs MORE: UK's busiest airports raise drop off fees – here's how much they cost now MORE: More than 20 surrogate children taken into care after parents tricked birth mums
UPI
6 days ago
- General
- UPI
Authorities investigate deadly National Park plane crash
July 17 (UPI) -- Federal investigators are on the scene of a small plane crash in the Pacific Northwest that killed one person and left two others injured in a remote part of Olympic National Park in Washington. Park rangers were notified that the plane went down on a steep slope about 6:50 PDT Tuesday north of the Irely Lake Trailhead, the National Park Service said in a statement. "Rangers immediately coordinated a response with Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue," the NPS reported. "The three occupants of the plane -- a Murphy SR3500 Moose -- were transported to a Level 1 Trauma Center." The surviving victims were being treated for their injuries. None of their identities have been released.
New York Post
6 days ago
- General
- New York Post
One killed, two hurt in plane crash in Washington's Olympic National Park
One person was killed and two were injured when a small plane crashed in a remote area of Olympic National Park in Washington, authorities said. The Murphy SR3500 Moose was carrying three passengers when it crashed on a steep slope in the Quinault area just north of the Irely Lake Trailhead around 6:50 p.m. Tuesday, according to the National Park Service. 'Rangers immediately coordinated a response with Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue,' park officials said in a statement. One person died in the wreck in Olympic National Park in Washington. Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images 'Three occupants of the plane – a Murphy SR3500 Moose – were transported to a Level 1 Trauma Center.' One person died in the crash, with the other two treated for their injuries. Authorities have not identified the victims. The cause of the crash remains unknown, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
Cedar News
7 days ago
- General
- Cedar News
Olympic National Park Plane Crash Kills 1, Injures 2 Near Irely Lake
WASHINGTON — A tragic Olympic National Park plane crash has left at least one person dead and two others seriously injured after a small aircraft went down in a remote mountainous area of the park on Tuesday evening. The incident occurred around 6:50 p.m. near the Irely Lake Trailhead in the Quinault region of the park, according to the National Park Service (NPS). Olympic National Park Plane Crash Involved Three Occupants Officials say the aircraft — a Murphy SR3500 Moose — crashed on a steep slope north of the Irely Lake Trailhead, prompting an emergency response coordinated by park rangers and Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue. All three occupants of the plane were airlifted from the crash site and transported to a Level 1 Trauma Center. Sadly, one was pronounced dead, while the two others are currently receiving treatment for their injuries. 📷 NPS Photo by Jon Preston Cause of Olympic National Park Plane Crash Under Investigation The Olympic National Park plane crash remains under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). No details about the cause of the crash or the identities of the victims have been released as of yet. 'The cause of the accident is unknown and currently under investigation.'
7 days ago
- General
Plane crash kills 1 and injures 2 in remote area of Olympic National Park
At least one person is dead and two others have been injured in a small plane crash in a remote area of Olympic National Park in Washington, authorities said. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening at approximately 6:50 p.m. when park rangers were notified of a crash in the Quinault area of Olympic National Park on a steep slope north of the Irely Lake Trailhead, according to a statement from the National Park Service. 'Rangers immediately coordinated a response with Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue,' officials said. 'The three occupants of the plane -- a Murphy SR3500 Moose -- were transported to a Level 1 Trauma Center.' Authorities said that two occupants were being treated for their injuries and that one person died due to the crash. Officials have not yet publicly identified the people involved in the incident and have given no details about what might have caused it in the first place. The cause of the accident is unknown and is currently under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.
