Mark Anderson and his two daughters, Lainey and Ellie, went missing while flying from Alabama to Montana
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- Mark Anderson and his daughters, Lainey and Ellie, were found dead after their small plane crashed in Montana
- The Andersons had gone missing while flying from Alabama to Montana, according to Monte Sano Baptist Church
- Church members described Anderson as an “experienced pilot”
An Alabama father and his two daughters were found dead after their small plane crashed in the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana.
According to the Powell County Sheriff’s Office, a downed aircraft was reported at around 4:30 p.m. local time on Friday, Oct. 17. Air resources were deployed from Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls and searched the area until around midnight.
At around 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18, a volunteer aircraft operating under the Montana Department of Transportation Aeronautics division located the aircraft in Northern Powell County and turned it over to the Air Force, which also had helicopters operating in the area at the time. A pilot and two other occupants were pronounced dead at the scene…