PIPESTONE - Three people died in a plane crash Monday night in Pipestone County.
According to information released late Tuesday morning by the Pipestone County Sheriff's Office, found dead at the scene were the pilot, Steven Christensen, 59, of rural Pipestone, and two passengers, Marcos Favela, 18, of Torreon Mexico, and a 13-year-old female from Guadalajara, Mexico.
Responders found the small fixed-wing airplane in a cornfield on a waterway near Holland.
The crash is being investigated by the Pipestone County Sheriff's Office and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Assisting at the scene were the Holland Fire Department, Holland First Responders, Pipestone County Ambulance and Pipestone County Emergency Management
