ELKO, Nev. — Three people from Arizona killed in a plane crash in a remote area of northeastern Nevada have been identified by authorities.
The victims are Thomas Kvanvig, age 48, Stacie Kvanvig, age 49, and Daniel Kvanvig, age 8.
The Elko County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the Air Force about a possible plane down, according to chief deputy coroner Nick Czegledi. A REACH aircraft was sent out and spotted the wreckage within 100 feet of the coordinates provided by the Air Force.
A mission to recover the bodies was launched around 12:30 Saturday morning.
Authorities said Thomas Kvanvig, a graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, was a longtime engineer with Intel Corp. in Chandler, Arizona, and the small plane was registered to him.
Daniel was a student at Weinberg Elementary School.