2 Identified Who Died In Wisconsin Plane Crash

JEFFERSON COUNTY, WI — Two people are dead after a plane crashed into the Rock River on Tuesday night.

According to authorities, David Plambeck, 51, of Edgerton, Wisconsin and Max Burlingame, 16, of Fort Atkinson both died in the crash near the Fort Atkinson Municipal Airport.

According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's office, the plane was an ultralight plane with an engine in the rear of the craft that crashed into the river just after 8 p.m.

Sheriff's officials said the plane took off from the Fort Atkinson airport that evening, however the cause of the crash has yet to be determined.

The FAA has been called in to investigate the crash.

People in the area attempted to swim out to the plane in an attempt to help the two who crashed in the river. First responders were able to pull the two males ashore, however lifesaving measures were not enough to save them.

Officials say the two males were unconscious and the plane was nearly completely underwater by the time first responders arrived at the scene late Tuesday. The airport is located just west of the Rock River in Jefferson County.

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