HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — A spokesperson for the Anderson family has shared details of a planned vigil for members of the family who died in a plane crash in Montana on Friday.
The spokesperson said a candlelight vigil will be held on Wednesday at Milton Frank Stadium. The family said the event will be open to the public to attend and ask people to enter through the south gate, as that will be the only one open.
The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with the program set to begin at 6:30 p.m.
The family spokesperson said the Church of the Highlands Praise band will perform along with a slate of speakers.
The immediate family will not be in attendance at the event.
The plane crash occurred in the Bob Marshall Wilderness area in Montana. The Powell County, Montana, Coroner’s Office identified the plane crash victims as Huntsville native Mark Anderson and his two daughters, Lainey and Ellie.
The sheriff’s office in Powell County said it received a report of a possible downed aircraft on Friday afternoon.
On Saturday, about 9 a.m., PCSO said a helicopter located the wreckage of the aircraft in a wooded area. The Missoula County Sheriff’s Office told News 19 that the wreckage of the plane was located by USAF aircraft and identified.
All three were pronounced dead on the scene, according to PCSO.
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