SAUK COUNTY — All six occupants of a small airplane, including one child, died Tuesday evening in a plane crash near the Wisconsin Dells.
According to a news release, the Sauk County Dispatch Center received multiple reports about 9:30 p.m. Oct. 13 of a downed aircraft in the area of Mirror Lake State Park outside of the Wisconsin Dells.
First responders located the site of the crash north of Park Lane and west of Herwig Road in a densely wooded area and began searching for survivors.
During the search, investigators worked to confirm the identity of the aircraft and a flight manifest of those reported to be on board.
Officials learned that the plane, a fixed-wing Piper flying a return trip from Kenosha to Menomonie, was occupied by 5 adults and 1 child.
Prior to the crash the aircraft was reported to be in contact with a nearby air traffic control tower. Investigators are working to learn what the content of those transmissions were and if a weather event in the area may have played any role in the crash.
Searchers discovered all six occupants of the aircraft were located dead on scene.
Identities of those involved are being withheld at this time. No damage to structures or injuries to anyone on the ground have been reported at this time.
The scene remains secured as investigators work to determine the circumstances surrounding the crash. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have been notified and will be leading the investigation into the cause of this incident and any additional details will be released by those agencies and further inquiries should be directed to those agencies.
The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Lake Delton Police Department, Delton Fire Department, Dells/Delton EMS, Sauk County Coroner’s Office, and Wisconsin State Patrol.
