Two Dead, One Injured in Utah Mountain Plane Crash

Survivor airlifted to hospital, while cause of crash remains under investigation.

Two men, identified as Evan Backers, 26, of South Jordan, Utah, and Collin Niemela, 23, of Santaquin, Utah, were killed in a small plane crash in the mountains south of Salt Lake City.
The lone survivor, a 22-year-old man, was found walking around the crash site and was airlifted to Intermountain Utah Valley Hospital. His condition is currently unknown.
The plane crashed in a remote, mountainous area east of Provo, Utah, around midday Tuesday.
The cause of the crash is currently under investigation by the Utah County Sheriff’s Office.
It is unknown if the flight was for sightseeing or training purposes.