RAY TOWNSHIP, MI (WXYZ) — Officials are investigating a plane crash in Ray Township that left three people injured. A dog was also missing from the crash, but has since been located, according to Ray Township Fire and Rescue.
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According to police, a single-engine Beechcraft A36 went down shortly after taking off from the Ray Community Airport on Indian Trail Road just north of 27 Mile around 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon.
The plane reportedly got about 100 feet off the ground before it plummeted behind trees.
The three people in the plane at the time of the crash were taken to the hospital with broken bones, lacerations and burns, the Macomb County Sheriff's Office says.
According to the sheriff's office, they were in the area to visit family. The owner and pilot of the plane is a 44-year-old man from Chicago. The second passenger was his wife, a 37-year-old from Chicago, and the third was the couple's niece, 17-year-old Siena Kamal from Georgia.
Siena's family shared the following photo of her, saying she's been released from the hospital, but that her uncle is in surgery.
Courtesy Siena Kamal's family
The 6-month-old Golden Retriever puppy was reportedly found by a newspaper delivery driver. "The puppy is happy and healthy at the fire station with Chief Hoskins!" Ray Township Fire and Rescue wrote.
At the time it is still unclear whether there was a mechanical failure or another issue that caused the plane to crash.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate this crash.
