June 14 (Reuters) – Twelve people reportedly died in a plane crash on Sunday in Butler, Missouri, the state highway patrol posted on social media.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash occurred near the Butler Memorial Airport.
“At this time reports indicate all occupants (12 total) have perished,” the agency wrote in a post on X.
The victims included 11 skydivers and a pilot, a spokesperson with Bates County Emergency Management told local TV station Fox4.
Butler is about 60 miles south of Kansas City, Missouri.
(Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan, Writing by Christian Martinez; Editing by Sergio Non and Chizu Nomiyama)
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