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Three people were injured when a plane crashed Sunday afternoon in Aitkin County.

The sheriff’s office said two of the people aboard the plane were taken by ground ambulance to a hospital in Aitkin, while a third person was airlifted for treatment of their injuries. All three were reported in stable condition on Monday.

The crash happened just before 4:30 p.m. near the McGregor Airport. First responders found the crashed plane about a half-mile southeast of the airport.

“Initial information indicates that the plane, a Piper PA-28-140, lost power shortly after takeoff and was attempting to return to the McGregor Airport when it went down in a swampy area short of the runway,” the Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

Authorities identified the occupants of the plane as Kaden Brazinsky, 23, of Ham Lake; Wyatt Sherry, 22, of New Richmond, Wis.; and Jocelyn Erlandson, 23, of Ham Lake. The sheriff’s office did not say who was piloting the plane.

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The crash happened just before 4:30 p.m. Sunday near the McGregor Airport. First responders found the crashed plane about a half-mile southeast of the airport.

The wreckage of a small plane rests in a swampy area

3 people injured after plane crash in Aitkin County

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