BILLINGS — A helicopter crash in Eastern Montana has claimed the lives of four members of a family related to a candidate for governor in Illinois.

According to a statement on Facebook from the campaign of Darren Bailey and Aaron Del Mar, Bailey's son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren were killed in the crash.

The incident is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, which said on social media the Wednesday evening crash of a Robinson Helicopters R66 happened near Ekalaka.

Below is the full statement from Bailey's campaign:

On Wednesday evening, Darren and his wife, Cindy, received the heartbreaking news no parent ever wants to hear. Their son, Zachary, his wife, Kelsey, and their two young children, Vada Rose, age 12, and Samuel, age 7, tragically lost the

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