7 die in plane crash returning from NCAA final

Two members of a Missouri Valley Conference school’s athletics department were among seven who died in a plane crash that occurred near the Bloomington, Ill., airport after returning from the NCAA championship game Monday night.

From Illinois State University was Aaron Leetch, deputy director of athletics for external operations, and Torrey Ward, associate head coach of the Redbirds men’s basketball team. ISU is an MVC member school along with Missouri State University.

The plane had crashed in heavy fog around midnight. There were no survivors.

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