Search Teams Locate Site of Fatal Plane Crash Near Yellowstone National Park

In West Yellowstone, Montana, search teams successfully identified the crash site of a plane that led to the tragic deaths of three people. This was accomplished by tracking the last recorded location from a smartwatch belonging to one of the victims, according to authorities on Monday.

The single-engine Piper PA-28 aircraft took off from West Yellowstone Airport shortly before midnight on Thursday, as reported by the Federal Aviation Administration's records. When the plane could not be located, two search aircraft were dispatched to the area near the smartwatch's last known position, leading to the discovery of the wreckage around 30 minutes later amidst dense trees just south of West Yellowstone.

All three individuals aboard were found deceased, and their bodies were subsequently removed from the aircraft by helicopter. The victims were identified as Robert Conover, aged 60, and his 23-year-old daughter Madison Conover, both hailing from Tennessee, along with Kurt Enoch Robey, aged 55, from Utah. The cause of the crash is still unknown and is currently under investigation by both the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.