ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo.—No survivors were found after a single-engine plane reported missing was found in southwestern Wyoming.
Wyoming Civil Air Patrol officials say the Bellanca 17 was found in Sweetwater County in the South Pass area of Wyoming, between Farson and Rock Springs at around noon Thursday.
Sheriff’s officials have identified the two on the plane as pilot Gilmer Mickey of Englewood, Colo., and Bob Albert of Fort Collins, Colo.
Authorities say the plane left Pinedale at 10 a.m. Wednesday and was headed to Fort Collins. Federal investigators were expected at the crash site Friday.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer says family members reported the plane missing early Thursday. Wyoming Civil Air Patrol spokeswoman Jeanne Stone-Hunter says about 2 feet of snow fell in the area.
