A teacher, a cancer survivor and a new dad: victims of Missouri skydiving plane crash identified

A group of 12 people – nine skydivers, two tandem jumpers and a pilot – were killed in the weekend crash in Butler

A high school music teacher, a cancer survivor and a new father with two baby boys have been identified by family members as victims of a weekend skydiving plane crash in Missouri that killed 12 people.

According to the Bates county department of emergency management, the aircraft, a Pacific Aerospace P750XL, was carrying nine experienced skydivers, two tandem jumpers and a pilot.