Ron Riek was the pilot of the plane that crashed in Sauk County Wisconsin on Tuesday October 13. He was a prominent business owner. The crash killed him and five other people on board. No one survived.
May Brion was 67 and from Nelson. She died with her daughters Amanda Haremza and Kayla Turpin. Amanda was 45 and lived in Altoona. Kayla was 39 and lived in Eau Claire. Amanda’s son Rylan was 13. He died too. Three generations from one family were gone in the crash.
Tyler Harvey was 36 and from Cadott. He was the sixth person killed. The plane went down with all six on board. Officials identified everyone on Thursday.
The crash happened in Sauk County. Search teams found the wreckage and confirmed there were no survivors. The group had been flying together when it went down.
People in the towns where the victims lived heard the news and felt the weight of it. A pilot, a businessman, a grandma, her daughters, and a 13 year old boy all lost at once. Families in Nelson, Altoona, Eau Claire, Cadott and beyond are left to pick up the pieces.
Work continues to figure out exactly what happened. The names came out from the Sauk County sheriff’s office. Local folks say the sudden deaths of six people in one plane hit the communities hard.
The loss of three generations from the Brion family stands out. Ron Riek and Tyler Harvey leave their own circles of family and friends mourning too. Six lives ended in the crash and the people who knew them are left with the quiet that follows.
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