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Plane crash claims life of pilot in southern Minnesota

At around 7 a.m., dispatch received a report that radio contact was lost with a plane that that was scheduled to depart from Windom Airport, police said.
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COTTONWOOD COUNTY, Minn. — The Cottonwood County Sheriff's Office is investigating a plane crash after they found a crash site and a dead pilot Sunday morning.

At around 7 a.m. dispatchers received a report that radio contact was lost with a plane that that was scheduled to depart from Windom Airport, police said.

Approximately 40 minutes later, officials located the crash site about six miles from the airport.

Police reported that the pilot was found dead, and there were no passengers aboard.

This is an ongoing investigation.

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