Fatal Plane Crash In Wisconsin Kills Addison, Bensenville, Brookfield Residents

ADDISON, IL — Five Illinois residents are dead after the Cessna plane they were traveling in crashed in northern Wisconsin Saturday. A total of six people were killed in the crash, including Thomas DeMauro, 56 and Kyle Demauro, 21, and Kevin James King, 70, of Bensenville, Charles Tomlitz, 69, of Addison and George Tomlitz, 45, of Brookfield. James Francis, 63, of Norco, California also died in the crash. The names were released by the Price County Sheriff's Department Monday, according to USA Today.

The group, which included two father-son pairs, was reportedly heading to Canada for a fishing trip when their plane went down in a wooded area in Price County, Wisconsin, more than 350 miles north of where they departed in Chicago, Wisconsin Radio Network reports. The plane reportedly began losing altitude and radio transmission before plunging to the ground at approximately 3:20 a.m., according to Wisconsin Radio Network.

USA Today reports that investigators said the pilot had spoken with air traffic controllers about a "local weather phenomenon" shortly before the Cessna was lost on the radar.

Thomas Demauro was a P.E. teacher at Bensenville's Tioga Elementary School and Charles Tomlitz worked as the school district's maintenance director. Tioga announced the death of DeMauro and Tomlitz on its Facebook page, saying, "We are very sad to inform you that Thomas DeMauro, Tioga PE teacher and Charles (Chuck) Tomlitz, GCA Maintenance Director for BSD2 were killed in a plane crash in route to a Canadian fishing trip staff and students held a vigil Monday to honor their memory. " The school offered grief counseling for students and staff Wednesday.

A GoFundMe page to help out the family of Thomas and Kyle DeMauro.

Police and air safety officials are still investigating what caused the fatal plane crash.

>>Image via GoFundMe. Thomas DeMauro is pictured second from right. Kyle DeMauro is pictured far right.