SHERIDAN COUNTY, Wyoming — A plane crash in the Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming left a 13-year-old girl dead and three members of her family injured on Monday evening.

Around 4:57 p.m., the Sheridan Law Enforcement Center received reports of a possible crash near Big Mountain. Crews from the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office, Sheridan Area Search and Rescue, and Wyoming Regional EMS responded.

Rescue teams located the single-engine plane with three survivors — an 11-year-old boy, a 54-year-old man, and a 53-year-old woman — all injured. A 13-year-old girl was also confirmed dead at the scene, according to the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office.

The victims were identified by community members as the Palmer family of Boise, Idaho. Cindy and Earl Palmer remain hospitalized in critical con

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