{"id":2053188,"date":"2023-10-02T21:53:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T01:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-dakota-state-senator-doug-larsen-wife-and-2-kids-tragically-killed-in-plane-crash\/"},"modified":"2023-10-02T21:55:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T01:55:21","slug":"north-dakota-state-senator-doug-larsen-wife-and-2-kids-tragically-killed-in-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-dakota-state-senator-doug-larsen-wife-and-2-kids-tragically-killed-in-plane-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"North Dakota State Senator Doug Larsen, along with his wife and two children, died in a tragic plane crash."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-dakota-state-senator-doug-larsen-wife-and-2-kids-tragically-killed-in-plane-crash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2053188&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(L) STOCK IMAGE. Photo by ORLANDO SIERRA\/AFP via Getty Images \/\u200b (R) North \u200cDakota\u2064 state Senator Doug Larsen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>6:23 \u2064PM \u200b\u2013 \u2064Monday, October 2, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>The National Transportation Safety Board is\u200c investigating a\u2062 tragic plane crash that claimed \u2062the lives of \u2063North Dakota state Senator Doug Larsen, \u2062his \u200cwife, and their \u2062two children. The crash \u200dinvolved a single-engine Piper aircraft.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Upon discovering\u2064 the wreckage, authorities swiftly responded to the scene, including sheriff&#8217;s deputies, members of the \u200dMoab County Fire Department, and paramedics.<\/p>\n<p>An NTSB spokesperson stated that an\u200c investigator would arrive at the crash site\u2063 on Monday to gather evidence, including \u200cair traffic communications, radar data, weather reports, and witness testimonies. The investigator will \u2063also request maintenance records, pilot&#8217;s medical records, and flight history.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAircraft \u200bcrashed \u200dunder unknown\u2063 circumstances after takeoff, Moab,\u2062 UT,\u201d stated online FAA information.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to reports, the Larsen family was returning to \u2062North Dakota after visiting relatives in Scottsdale, Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2020, Larsen&#8217;s wife, Amy, celebrated her first flight as a pilot, as shared on Facebook. \u2062However, it\u2064 is unclear if she was piloting the ill-fated plane.<\/p>\n<p>Larsen, a Republican, won his first election in the\u2063 North Dakota Senate in the same year. He \u2064served as the chair \u200dof a Senate committee\u2062 focused on business and industry\u200c issues and \u2064held the \u200drank of lieutenant colonel\u200b in the North Dakota National Guard.<\/p>\n<p>Describing himself\u2063 as a &#8220;conservative, Republican outsider working for the Constituents \u200dof District 34,&#8221; Larsen&#8217;s Senate Facebook page featured a heartwarming photo\u2063 of his family.<\/p>\n<p>Following Larsen&#8217;s tragic passing,\u200b the Republican party\u2064 will select a\u200c replacement to serve out his term until November 2024. The \u200cupcoming election will determine his Senate seat, with \u2063Republicans currently holding the \u2064majority in the North Dakota legislature.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not \u200bsure where the bereavement starts with such\u2063 a tragedy, but I \u2064think it starts with prayers for \u200dthe grandparents, \u2063surviving stepchild of\u2063 Senator Larsen, and extended family of Doug and Amy\u2026 Hold your family close today,\u201d said state senator majority leader\u00a0David Hogue.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udea8BREAKING\u200b NEWS: North \u200bDakota state senator, Doug Larsen, \u2062was killed in a plane in Utah with his wife and 2 kids. <\/p>\n<p>The plane crashed shortly after\u200b taking off from Canyonlands Airfield about 15 miles (24 kilometers)\u2063 north of Moab,\u2062 according to a\u200c Grand County\u2064 Sheriff\u2019s\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fEvFbt8xVG\">pic.twitter.com\/fEvFbt8xVG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2064 Dom Lucre | Breaker \u200cof Narratives (@dom_lucre)\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dom_lucre\/status\/1708949432199188522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">North Dakota \u200cState Senator Doug Larsen was \u200dkilled in plane \u200dcrash along with \u2064his wife and 2 kids\u2063 in Utah on \u2062Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Sen. Larsen \u200dspoke out \u200din support of\u2064 a bill to study &#8220;the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-biden-should-follow-science-fire-dr-fauci\/\" title=\"Rubio: Biden Should 'Follow Science,' Fire Dr. Fauci\">long-term health effects<\/a>&#8221; of mRNA vaccines \u200band shared this story on the Senate floor: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TqMEdLKlqF\">pic.twitter.com\/TqMEdLKlqF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Te\ud835\udd4fasLindsay\u2122 (@TexasLindsay_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TexasLindsay_\/status\/1708978924770775410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October \u20622, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>AG James continues \u200cher witchhunt to get Trump, while a Maryland resident is appointed \u200dto California\u2019s Senate seat.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>California has quietly repealed the controversial medical misinformation \u200blaw that targeted doctors, disciplining them for contradicting the state\u2019s COVID-19 narrative \u2064and deeming it as misinformation. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Arizona \u2062Congressman Andy Biggs warns House Speaker Kevin McCarthy\u2019s support in the\u2063 GOP\u2063 is weakening.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Heritage Foundation is suing the Biden Administration\u00a0 on\u200b behalf of Moms for Liberty. The\u200b lawsuit demands the DOJ, \u200cHomeland Security \u2063, HHS and FBI hand over all records concerning their communication with the Southern Poverty Law Center about Moms \u2062For Liberty. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A California federal judge\u2064 has \u200cruled people who own Tesla cars must\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msm-messaging-gov-shutdown-blame-game-covid-jab-campaign-smart-eyeglasses\/\" title=\"MSM Messaging: Media Communication\nGov. Shutdown Blame Game: Political Finger-Pointing\nCOVID Jab Campaign: Vaccination Drive\nSMART Eyeglasses: Intelligent Glasses\">pursue autopilot claims<\/a> in individual arbitration rather than court.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Avio \u2062said its\u2063 Vega C rockets would return to\u200b flight in late 2024 after implementing fixes \u2064following a failed satellite launch.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella called the \u2062idea that \u200dit is easy to \u200bchange defaults on computers and smartphones as \u201cbogus\u201d in the U.S. Justice\u200b Department\u2019s antitrust fight with Google.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By\u00a0Andrew Chung September \u206429, 2023 \u200d\u2013 8:04\u200d AM PDT Advertisement Sept 29 (Reuters) \u2013 The \u2062U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What \u2062steps are being\u2062 taken by the \u2064National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to investigate the tragic \u200bplane crash that claimed the lives of Senator Doug Larsen and his family?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title:\u2064 Tragic Plane Crash Claims the Lives of North Dakota State Senator Doug\u2064 Larsen and Family<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>In an unfortunate incident that\u2064 has\u2064 shaken the\u200c state of North Dakota and the wider political community, a tragic plane crash has claimed the lives of North \u2064Dakota state Senator\u200b Doug Larsen, his wife, and their \u2062two children. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is currently investigating the crash, which involved a single-engine Piper aircraft. This article aims to provide an overview of the\u200b incident and shed light on the life and political career of Senator \u2062Larsen.<\/p>\n<p>The Crash\u200b and Investigation:<\/p>\n<p>Upon discovering \u200cthe wreckage, authorities swiftly responded to \u200dthe scene,\u200d including sheriff&#8217;s deputies, members of the Moab County Fire Department, and paramedics. An NTSB spokesperson has confirmed that an investigator will arrive at the crash \u2064site on Monday to gather\u2063 essential evidence. This will\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-dakota-state-senator-doug-larsen-wife-and-2-kids-tragically-killed-in-plane-crash\/\" title=\"North Dakota State Senator Doug Larsen, along with his wife and two children, died in a tragic plane crash.\">include air traffic communications<\/a>, radar data, weather\u200b reports, witness testimonies as well as maintenance records, the pilot&#8217;s medical records, and flight history. <\/p>\n<p>Background of the \u2063Larsen\u2064 Family:<\/p>\n<p>According\u200d to \u200breports, \u2063the Larsen family was returning to North Dakota after visiting relatives in Scottsdale, Arizona.\u2062 Tragically, it remains unclear if Larsen&#8217;s wife, Amy, was piloting the ill-fated\u2064 plane. In December 2020, she had celebrated her \u2062first flight as a pilot, a moment she shared on Facebook. <\/p>\n<p>Senator Doug Lars<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Larsen and others. 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