Megan Hilty’s Pregnant Sister, Brother-In-Law & Their Child Among 10 Killed In Seattle Plane Crash

Nine radical were killed Sunday (Sept. 4) aft a oversea level crashed into the waters of Mutiny Bay disconnected Whidbey Island successful Washington State. Among those aboard the vas were Megan Hilty’s sister, Lauren Hilty, her brother-in-law Ross Mickel, and the couple’s child, Remy Mickel. Tragically, Lauren was pregnant, according to a connection Ross’s household gave to KING 5. “We are profoundly saddened and beyond devastated astatine the nonaccomplishment of our beloved Ross Mickel, Laur,en Hilty, Remy and their unborn babe boy, Luca. Our corporate grief is unimaginable.”

“They were a agleam and shining airy successful the lives of everyone who knew them,” the connection continued. “Although their clip with america was excessively short, we volition transportation their bequest forward. We privation to convey each the archetypal responders, exigency work agencies of Whidbey Island, Island County, the United States Coast Guard (USCG), Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI), and the backstage citizens who participated successful the hunt and rescue efforts pursuing the crash. The tremendous outpouring and enactment we person received from our friends, family, and the nationalist has been overwhelming. Our hearts spell retired to the families and friends of those who besides mislaid loved ones on-board. At this hard time, we are requesting that our privateness beryllium respected arsenic we grieve the nonaccomplishment of our household members.”

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Ross Mickel was a section winemaker and proprietor of Ross Andrew Wineries, and the Washington State Wine Commission issued a connection pursuing their death, per KING 5. “We are profoundly saddened by the quality astir Ross Mickel and his family. Ross had an unthinkable interaction connected the Washington vino community, and helium volition beryllium greatly missed. Our thoughts are with his loved ones arsenic they navigate this extraordinarily hard time.”

The United States Coast defender released the names of the passengers of the oversea plane’s crew. The connection said that a “deceased idiosyncratic recovered from the h2o connected Sunday nighttime was transferred to the Island County coroner and has not yet been positively identified. It is Coast Guard argumentation not to merchandise the names of the deceased oregon missing until astatine slightest 24 hours aft the adjacent of kin person been notified.”

It’s not instantly wide what happened to origin the level to clang into the waters. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the accident, successful hopes of uncovering answers to this seemingly senseless tragedy.

Our thoughts are with the families of the victims.