MTSU golfer's father, grandparents dead after plane crashes in Cherokee National Forest
The Federal Aviation Administration said a Mooney M20 crashed in the Cherokee National Forest near the Polk County community of Reliance around 4:20 p.m. ET on Friday, April 11. Three people were reportedly on board the plane at the time of the incident.
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According to ABC affiliate WTVC, the Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management said rescue personnel searched near where the plane was last seen on radar and 'reported finding the plane wreckage and three deceased individuals.'
The Cleveland Fire Department said it worked with several Tri-State Mutual Aid Association partners in Polk County to look for the wreckage and recover the three victims in the rugged terrain of the Cherokee National Forest.
(Courtesy: Cleveland Fire Department)
The following day, MTSU officials announced the father and grandparents of men's golfer Carter Maneth were on the plane, heading to the Tar Heel Intercollegiate, when it crashed.
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'Our hearts are with Carter and his loved ones during this unimaginable time,' Middle Tennessee Athletics said in a statement on Saturday, April 12. 'We are keeping him and his family in our thoughts and prayers, and we ask the Blue Raider community to do the same.'
No additional details have been released about the plane crash, which will be investigated by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board.
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