News release by the National Park Service
PORT ANGELES, Wash. — One person is dead, and two others are injured after a small plane crashed in a remote area of Olympic National Park, according to National Park Service officials.
Around 6:50 p.m. on July 15, park rangers were notified of the crash in the Quinault area of Olympic National Park. The crash site is on a forested, steep slope north of the Irely Lake Trailhead.
Rangers immediately coordinated a response with Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue. The three occupants of the plane – a Murphy SR3500 Moose – were transported to a Level 1 Trauma Center. Two occupants are being treated for their injuries, and one is deceased. The cause of the accident is unknown and under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
