BATH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — All three men who lost their lives in a plane crash near Lansing this past week have been identified, with Bath Township Police releasing more details from it's investigation at a press conference on Sunday.
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The small jet went down around 5 p.m. on Thursday, in the Rose Lake State Wildlife Area. The crash started a fire, killing all three men on board.
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First responders struggled to access the site, a secluded, wooded area with no road access.
"We actually had to use saws and manpower to blaze a trail, follow it back, to even the site itself," said Chief Mark Koonter with the Bath Township Fire Department.
"Our superintendent and I went out to the scene the night of," said township supervisor Ryan Fewins-Bliss. "The professionalism, the dedication, the sweat and blood and tears.. it was an incredible sight."
The Mexican Consulate in Detroit has identified the three victims as:
- Rodolfo Pimentel Zamora, a pilot
- Francisco Del Moral Jimenez, a pilot
- Alvaro Espejo Javier Rodriguez, a mechanic
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are still on site as they investigate. Clean-up is expected to wrap up in the next few days.
