Media reports from Tupelo said two people died in a plane crash near the airport Saturday morning.
WTVA-TV reported that a pilot and a doctor were killed in the plane crash about 8 a.m. St. James Catholic Church later identified the victims as Dr. Charles Montgomery and Patrick Fain, according to the television report.
More information is found in the report, posted on the WTVA-TV website.
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