Deputy Steven Eatchel and his wife, Lindsay. (Credit: Utah County Sheriff's Office) CEDAR CITY, Utah - A Utah County Sheriff’s deputy, his wife and two other passengers were killed in a plane crash over the weekend in Utah.
Authorities said Deputy Steven Eatchel was piloting a small airplane on Saturday, flying out of Cedar City Regional Airport, located about 60 miles north of Zion National Park.
The group was heading to sightsee over Zion at the time of the crash, according to local news outlet KSL. The outlet identified the two other passengers as Eatchel’s brother and his girlfriend.
The Utah County Sheriff's Office said after takeoff, the plane turned east toward the mountains and crashed a few minutes later.