A midair collision of 2 planes in Alaska killed 7 people, including a state lawmaker, on Friday, the Alaska Dept. of Public Safety says.
The six who died in the plane that crashed with Knopp's were pilot Gregory Bell, 57, who owned High Adventure Air Charter in Soldotna; guide David Rogers, 40; and the four young South Carolinians — Caleb Hulsey, 26; Heather Hulsey, age 25; Mackay Hulsey, 24, and Kirstin Wright, 23.
Knopp's staff confirmed the lawmaker's death on Friday and said they were"devastated to hear" of the collision. Knopp, who was born in Whitefish, Montana, moved to Alaska in 1979. He worked as a general contractor and served in the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly from 2006 to 2012 before his election to the Alaska Legislature in 2016 to represent the small town of Kenai.
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