The rodeo community is mourning the heartbreaking loss of 13-year-old Amelia Palmer, a young star remembered for her spirit and joy.

Amelia, who had recently been crowned the Treasure Valley Rodeo ’s Mini Queen, died on Monday (Sept. 1), after a small plane carrying her family crashed in Wyoming’s Bighorn National Forest on Labor Day.

A Family's Tragedy

According to the Idaho Statesman , Amelia’s parents, Earl and Cindy Palmer, were airlifted from the crash site in critical condition.

Her younger brother, Aeron, 11, was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Amelia was also transported to the hospital, but she could not be saved .

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The family had taken off in a four-seat Piper PA-28 aircraft when it went down shor

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