Megan Hilty: 6 Bodies Have Been Recovered A Month After Plane Crash Killed Actress’ Family Members
04.10.2022 - 02:55
/ etcanada.com
Six bodies have been recovered in the devastating crash that killed three of Megan Hilty‘s family members, ET has confirmed. The announcement by Island County Emergency Management comes nearly one month after the plane crashed into Washington’s Puget Sound, killing 10, including Hilty’s sister, brother-in-law and their son, Remy. The Broadway star’s sister was also eight months pregnant at the time, expecting another son in October.
In addition, per Island County Department of Emergency Management Deputy Director Eric Brooks, on Sept. 16, there was a body discovered on Dungeness Spit in Sequim, Washington. The body has not been identified as one of the passengers yet, but if identified as such, it would bring the total recovered up to seven.
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Last month, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced that they located the wreckage from the float plane crash on Sept. 4.
“Due to the depth of the water (approximately 190 feet) and the current (3-5 knots), the most suitable tool for recovery is a work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV),” the statement on the NTSB’s site read. “NTSB continues to be in communication with federal agencies and local companies to obtain a work class ROV.”
According to The Seattle Times on Sept. 13, only one body, identified as 29-year-old attorney Gabby Hanna, had been recovered.
Hilty’s family first spoke out in a statement to Seattle NBC affiliate KING 5, saying, “We are deeply saddened and beyond devastated at the loss of our beloved Ross Mickel, Lauren Hilty, Remy and their unborn baby boy, Luca. Our collective grief is unimaginable. They were a bright and shining light in the lives of