The husband of Alaska representative Mary Peltola, Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., has passed away following a plane crash Tuesday evening in Alaska.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating the crash of a Piper PA 18-150 Super Cub that went down at 8:48 p.m. Tuesday under unknown circumstances near St. Mary’s, according to the Associated Press.“The pilot flew a hunter and the hunter’s equipment to a remote location 64 miles away from St. Mary’s. After leaving the hunter, the plane took off to return and appears to have crashed in an area of remote, mountainous terrain,” the NTSB said in a statement.
Two hunters, who were at the scene but not involved in the crash, provided medical care to the injured pilot, Eugene Peltola Jr. Peltola unfortunately died before the rescue team arrived. “We are devastated to share that Mary’s husband, Eugene Peltola Jr. ′Buzzy’ to all of us who knew and loved him passed away earlier this morning following a plane accident in Alaska,” stated Peltola’s chief of staff, Anton McParland.
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