4th victim in fiery small plane crash in Fresno dies at the hospital
FRESNO, Calif. —
A 44-year-old man became the fourth person to die from a fiery plane crash in Fresno over the weekend that also claimed the lives of a woman and two children.
Craig Eady, of Auberry, was identified after he died at the hospital on Monday, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said.
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The sheriff’s office also identified Danna Eady, 41, as having died at the hospital after the crash. Two children were pronounced dead at the scene.
Sheriff’s deputies, Fresno firefighters and officers with the Fresno Police Department responded to reports of a crash in the 7300 block of North Blythe Avenue on Saturday around 1:50 p.m.
They found a fixed-wing single-engine airplane on fire atop the bluff of the San Joaquin River with the four people aboard.
The identities of the children have not been released.
The crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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