Three people died Sunday night when a Bismarck Air Medical plane crashed northwest of Mandan.
According to a release from CHI St. Alexius Health, the plane, which was flying to Williston to assist in a patient transport, went down prior to arrival. A Bismarck Air Medical pilot and paramedic, along with a CHI St. Alexius Health registered nurse, were on board. There were no survivors.
Around 11 p.m. Sunday, the Bismarck Airport tower reported the aircraft as missing about a half-hour after taking flight.
Search efforts by the Morton County Sheriff's Office, Mandan Rural Fire Department, Civil Air Patrol and an Air Force Rescue Team located the crash site around 2 a.m. Monday.
Cellphone forensics and radar analysis helped track the plane's last location, according to a Morton County press release.