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Grandmother, daughters and grandson were among 6 victims in Wisconsin Dells plane crash

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Friday, October 16, 2026 at 3:56 PM · 1 min read
Grandmother, daughters and grandson were among 6 victims in Wisconsin Dells plane crash — WCCO / CBS Minnesota, Siesta Key Dining news
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A grandmother, two of her adult daughters and her 13-year-old grandson were flying home from a surprise visit to a high school volleyball game Tuesday night when their small plane crashed in Wisconsin, family members said Thursday.Mary Brion, 67, her daughters Kayla Turpin, 39, and Amanda Haremza, 45, and grandson Rylan Haremza were among six people killed in the small plane crash near Wisconsin Dells. The plane went down in a wooded area near Mirror Lake State Park, not far from the popular tourist destination, after flying in a thunderstorm. No one on the ground was hurt.The other two victims were Tyler Harvey, 36, of Cadott, and Ron Riek, of Woodville, the experienced pilot and businessperson who owned the plane. The Sauk County Sheriff's Office identified all six Thursday. All lived in Wisconsin.David Brion said he and his wife went to every match their daughters played. Mary Brion "just loved to go watch the grandchildren," he said. Their granddaughters live five hours away by car

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