Officials locate site of fatal plane crash in Washington County, begin recovery effort

At least one person was killed when a small plane crashed in northern Washington County on Wednesday afternoon.

At least one person was killed when a small plane crashed in northern Washington County on Wednesday afternoon. (Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)


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NEW HARMONY, Washington County — At least one person was killed when a small plane crashed in northern Washington County on Wednesday afternoon.

The plane went down near New Harmony, which is roughly halfway between Cedar City and St. George. The Utah Department of Public Safety was asked to help locate the plane at about 11:15 p.m., but had to end the search due to weather conditions, a spokeswoman said.

Officials located the plane Thursday morning when the search resumed and are now working to recover the body and investigate the crash.

More information — including the number of passengers on the plane when it crashed — was not immediately available.

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Bridger Beal-Cvetko covers Utah politics, Salt Lake County communities and breaking news for KSL.com. He is a graduate of Utah Valley University.

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