A Georgia family of five was killed Sunday when their small plane crashed as they headed home from a baseball tournament in New York.
The single-engine Piper Malibu Mirage crashed in a wooded Masonville, New York area just before a planned stop to refuel in Charleston, West Virginia.
The crash occurred under “unknown circumstances”, officials said; The “downed aircraft” was found wrecked with no survivors at around 2 p.m.
Investigators identified the victims as Roger Beggs, 76; Laura VanEpps, 43; Ryan VanEpps, 42; James R. VanEpps, 12; and Harrison VanEpps, 10.
The family was returning to Georgia after attending a baseball tournament in Cooperstown, New York.
“As we learn of this tragic news, please join Marty, the girls, and me in praying for the loved ones of the Beggs and VanEpps families,” Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp said.
“We offer our deepest condolences to all who knew and loved them.”
