5 GA family members die in plane crash on their way home from baseball tournament


Five members from the same metro Atlanta family died in a plane crash on their way home from a baseball tournament in New York.

New York State Police responded to a plane crash in Masonville, New York, about an hour south of Cooperstown where the tournament happened. Search teams found the bodies of five passengers in the wreckage.

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They identified the victims as 76-year-old Roger Beggs, 43-year-old Laura Van Epps, 42-year-old Ryan Van Epps, 12-year-old James R. Van Epps and 10-year-old Harrison Van Epps.

Police said the victims were from Georgia. They were heading to West Virginia to refuel before heading back to Cobb County International Airport.

NYSP has not said what caused the plane to crash.

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