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5 Killed After Private Plane Carrying Pickleball Players Crashes In Texas 5 Killed After Private Plane Carrying Pickleball Players Crashes In Texas
5 Killed After Private Plane Carrying Pickleball Players Crashes In Texas A flight to a pickleball tournament ended in tragedy before the players ever made it to the court. The group of five was traveling in the Texas Hill Country from Amarillo to New Braunfels on Thursday night, April 30, to participate in a tournament when their private plane went down near Wimberley, Texas, about 40 miles southwest of Austin. The Amarillo Pickleball Club identified the victims as team members Seren Wilson, Brooke Skypala, Stacy Hedrick, Glen Appling, and Hayden Dillard. The ages of the victims have not yet been released. "Although many were friends with the players,…
Probable Cause Of Death Released For US College Student Jimmy Gracey In Barcelona Probable Cause Of Death Released For US College Student Jimmy Gracey In Barcelona
Probable Cause Of Death Released For US College Student Jimmy Gracey In Barcelona An apparent cause of death has been identified after a body pulled from the sea in Spain has been identified as missing University of Alabama student James “Jimmy” Gracey. Gracey, 20, disappeared in the early hours of Tuesday, March 17, in Barcelona during a spring break trip.  Gracey, an Honors Accounting student from Elmhurst, Illinois, was last seen leaving the beachfront Shoko nightclub around 3 a.m. Surveillance footage showed him exiting the club with an unidentified individual, but authorities have largely ruled out foul play. His body was recovered on Thursday, M…
Woman In Her 40s Confirmed As Fourth Death In Three Weeks At Disney World Resort Woman In Her 40s Confirmed As Fourth Death In Three Weeks At Disney World Resort
Woman In Her 40s Confirmed As Fourth Death In Three Weeks At Disney World Resort A woman in her 40s has been confirmed as the fourth guest to die at Walt Disney World Resort in less than three weeks, adding to a string of tragedies at the popular destination.  She died at Disney’s Pop Century Resort on Sunday, Nov. 2,  after being transported to a hospital. The Orange County Sheriff's Office reported no signs of foul play. Officials have not released her identity or the cause of death. This latest death occurred at Pop Century Resort, which is connected to Epcot and Hollywood Studios by the Skyliner gondola system. Walt Disney World Resort has not released a p…
Acclaimed Hollywood Star Diane Ladd Dies, Mother Of Actress Laura Dern Acclaimed Hollywood Star Diane Ladd Dies, Mother Of Actress Laura Dern
Acclaimed Hollywood Star Diane Ladd Dies, Mother Of Actress Laura Dern Diane Ladd, the legendary actress whose career spanned more than seven decades and whose talent left a lasting mark on Hollywood, has died at age 89. Ladd's death came on Monday, Nov. 3, with her daughter, actress Laura Dern, by her side.  She was celebrated for her unforgettable performances in both film and television.  Ladd gained widespread acclaim for her Oscar-nominated turn as Flo in the 1974 classic "Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore." She later earned another Oscar nomination for her wild, scene-stealing role as an unhinged mother opposite Laura Dern in "Wild at Heart." S…
Fire That Killed 3 Kids, 2 Adults At NY Home Deemed 'Suspicious,' Police Say Fire That Killed 3 Kids, 2 Adults At NY Home Deemed 'Suspicious,' Police Say
Fire That Killed 3 Kids, 2 Adults At NY Home Deemed 'Suspicious,' Police Say A fire that killed five people — including three children — inside an Albany home is now being investigated as suspicious, according to police. Flames tore through a residence on Twiller Street near South Bertha Street around 10:40 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6, as Daily Voice reported. When officers and firefighters arrived, they found the home fully engulfed, with several people trapped inside. Authorities identified the victims as 52-year-old Erick DeCamp, his three children — ages 3, 4, and 6 — and 47-year-old Eric Peterson. DeCamp, along with his younger daughter and son, was rushed to Albany …
Passaic Birthday Girl Feared Dead In Jet Set Club Collapse, Family Says Passaic Birthday Girl Feared Dead In Jet Set Club Collapse, Family Says
Passaic Birthday Girl Feared Dead In Jet Set Club Collapse, Family Says She went to celebrate her birthday. She never made it home. New Jersey's Jennifer Contreras was one of the victims killed Tuesday, April 8 when the roof of a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic came crashing down during a concert, according to her brother Anthony, of Passaic. “My beloved sister, Jennifer C. Contreras, was a victim of the tragedy from negligence at Jet Set Night Club in Santo Domingo,” Anthony Contreras wrote on a GoFundMe launched to help bring his sister’s body back to the U.S. Jennifer had flown to the island to celebrate both her birthday and that of a family fr…
Harrowing Photos Show Tech CEO, Family Moments Before Deadly Hudson River Helicopter Crash Harrowing Photos Show Tech CEO, Family Moments Before Deadly Hudson River Helicopter Crash
Harrowing Photos Show Tech CEO, Family Moments Before Deadly Hudson River Helicopter Crash Heartbreaking photos captured just before takeoff show Agustin Escobar, his wife, Mercè Montal, and their three young children standing together outside a helicopter — moments before it crashed into the Hudson River, killing all on board (scroll down to see). The tourist helicopter went down on Thursday, April 10, claiming the lives of the Escobar family and the 36-year-old pilot, whose identity has not yet been confirmed, according to multiple news outlets. ABC News identified the family as those killed. The family's smiling photos — now circulating online — were taken just moments be…
Restaurant Owner ID'd As First US Victim In Nightclub Collapse That's Killed Hundreds Restaurant Owner ID'd As First US Victim In Nightclub Collapse That's Killed Hundreds
Restaurant Owner ID'd As First US Victim In Nightclub Collapse That's Killed Hundreds A New England entrepreneur has been identified as the first American killed in a catastrophic roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic that has claimed hundreds of lives. The incident occurred while a band performed onstage at the Jet Set Club in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Tuesday, April 8. An undetermined number of people are missing. The collapse happened around 12:30 a.m. Fray Luis Rosario, who owned restaurants in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, was among the victims in the tragedy. Rosario ran two Terra Luna cafes — one in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and the other…
MLB Hall-Of-Famer Pedro Martinez Says Family Members Buried In Rubble Of Nightclub Collapse MLB Hall-Of-Famer Pedro Martinez Says Family Members Buried In Rubble Of Nightclub Collapse
MLB Hall-Of-Famer Pedro Martinez Says Family Members Buried In Rubble Of Nightclub Collapse Family members of one of Major League Baseball's all-time greats are among those unaccounted for after a catastrophic roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic that has claimed the lives of at least 124. Click here for a new, related story - Restaurant Owner ID'd As First US Victim In Nightclub Collapse That Killed At Least 184 The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 8 at Jet Set Club in Santo Domingo. Approximately 155 have been hospitalized. Pedro Martinez, whose lifetime pitching record of 219-100 puts him at No. 10 on the all-time winning percent…
Boy Killed In Freak Accident Involving Backyard Pennsylvania Zipline, Cops Say Boy Killed In Freak Accident Involving Backyard Pennsylvania Zipline, Cops Say
Boy Killed In Freak Accident Involving Backyard Pennsylvania Zipline, Cops Say A 12-year-old boy was killed after a tree holding up a backyard zipline snapped and fell on him in Pennsylvania, authorities said. Emergency crews were called to a home on the 1400 block of Chadwyck Lane in East Hempfield Township around 11:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 30, for a medical emergency involving a child, according to East Hempfield Township police. When responders arrived, they found the boy unresponsive. Investigators determined that while the child was using a zipline in the backyard, a tree supporting one end of it broke near its base and fell, striking him, police said. Nea…
Virginia Skating Sisters, Parents Die In DC Air Disaster: Virginia Skating Sisters, Parents Die In DC Air Disaster:
Virginia Skating Sisters, Parents Die In DC Air Disaster: An Ashburn figure-skating family with grand ambitions to represent Team USA was among those killed in a devastating mid-air collision over the Potomac River. Everly and Alydia died alongside their parents. https://www.instagram.com/ice_skating_sisters / Facebook photos Everly Livingston, 14, and her sister Alydia, 11—known as the "Ice Skating Sisters"—died alongside their parents, Donna and Peter, when an American Airlines flight crashed into an Army helicopter en route to Reagan National Airport. The family had been returning to the DMV from Kansas after the US Figure Skating Champio…
Memorial Set For Edgewater Teen Killed In Tragic Accident While In Iran For Family Wedding Memorial Set For Edgewater Teen Killed In Tragic Accident While In Iran For Family Wedding
Memorial Set For Edgewater Teen Killed In Tragic Accident While In Iran For Family Wedding Jahnan Rahimpour was wise beyond his years. At just 14 years old, the Edgewater native was already an activist who was passionate about volunteering and did so often. His most recent volunteer work was at the Leonia Library and at the Bergen County Rowing Academy, developing skills of newcomers at Overpeck Park. Fluent in Farsi, Jahnan was proud of his Persian heritage and was thrilled to visit his parents' native country of Iran this summer for his aunt's wedding. It was during that trip, though, that joy turned to tragedy for Jahnan's family. Or as his mother, Asal, says: "The weddi…
Matt Gaudreau Was Expecting Baby With Wife, Madeline, Campaign Says Matt Gaudreau Was Expecting Baby With Wife, Madeline, Campaign Says
Matt Gaudreau Was Expecting Baby With Wife, Madeline, Campaign Says The Gaudreau family had much to look forward to. Katie Gaudreau was set to marry Devin Joyce on Friday, Aug. 30. Johnny Gaudreau and his wife, Meredith, were weeks away from celebrating their daughter's second birthday. Matt Gaudreau and his wife, Madeline, were expecting a baby, according to a GoFundMe page launched for Madeline's future. ALSO SEE: Pregnant Gaudreau Widow Has Special Message For Sister-In-Law But the Gaudreau family's happy future was ripped away from them on Thursday, Aug. 29, when brothers Matt and Johnny were struck and killed by a DUI driver …