North Dakota Senator, Wife and 2 Children Die in Plane Crash

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A North Dakota State Senator, his wife and two Children have died in a plane crash. A senate leader confirmed it yesterday. State Senator Doug Larson was piloting the small plane in Grand County Utah when it crashed on Sunday. The sheriff's office confirmed that about 8:30 p.m. Officials received notification of the incident. It was about 15 miles outside the airport. The National Transportation Safety Board is now investigating in a statement honoring Larson, North Dakota. Governor Joe Bergum said this as a legislator, he was a tenacious advocate for individual rights and the freedoms he defended through his military service.