Illinois school says 2 of 6 dead in plane crash worked there
PHILLIPS, Wis. – Authorities say six people aboard a Cessna airplane were killed when it crashed in northern Wisconsin.
The Price County Sheriff’s Office says the airplane crashed at 3:21 a.m. Saturday near the city of Phillips.
All the crash victims were adults, but no names have been released.
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, citing a Facebook post on the site of Tioga Elementary School in Bensenville, Illinois, said two of the dead are physical education teacher Thomas DeMauro and a maintenance director for the district, Charles Tomlitz.
“Mr. DeMauro and Mr. Tomlitz will be missed by all the Tioga Community,” the school’s co-principals wrote in the post.
The sheriff’s office says the plane had left from Chicago and was heading to Canada on a fishing trip.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators say there was a discussion between the pilot of the plane and air traffic controllers about “local weather phenomenon.” Soon after, the aircraft dropped off radar.
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Information from: WSAW-TV, http://www.wsaw.com
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