AUBURN, Neb. (KMTV) — According to a news release from the Nemaha County Sheriff, two men were killed in a plane crash Wednesday evening south of the Auburn, Nebraska airport.
Colton Hill, 24, of Kearney and Dustan Bieglar, 41, of Valparaiso, were found deceased in the wreckage.
The plane took off from Lincoln and was expected at the Auburn airport. Nemaha County received an emergency call that the plane was expected to return to Lincoln, but had not. Deputies located the wrecked aircraft about a mile south of the Auburn airport.
Auburn Fire and Rescue responded to the scene and the FAA and NTSB will conduct the investigation.
The University of Nebraska-Kearney released a statement on Colton Hill, who was a 2022 UNK graduate and Loper baseball player.
They said: "The UNK family offers our heartfelt condolences to Colton's family and friends. Colton was a visible member of our campus and the Kearney and UNK aviation communities. He will be missed. We are saddened and share in your grieving."
The video of the wreck is courtesy News Channel Nebraska.
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