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Montana biz reporter dies in plane crash

Erika Hoefer, 27, and a business reporter for the newspaper in Kalispell, Mont., died in a plane crash that was sight-seeing in the state.

Another reporter for the newspaper, and two others, also died in the plane crash. The wreckage was found Wednesday afternoon.

Michael Jamison of the Missoulian writes, “Hoefer came from rural Wisconsin stock, Wolf said, with a firefighter father and a mom who worked at the local credit union. The family’s church has rallied in support, he said, and family friends planned to set up a bank account to help with travel and other costs related to the tragedy.

“Hoefer’s former Beloit colleagues were not surprised to hear she’d been taking in the mountain scenery from a small plane, and commented on her adventurous spirit.”

Read more here. Hoefer joined Daily Inter Lake newspaper in December, and she also wrote for the Flathead Business Journal.

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