The Pierce County Sheriff's Office has identified the two victims who died in a small plane crash in Bay City, Wisconsin, on Tuesday.
John Zeman, 28, and Ethan Smith, 20, both from Rochester, were killed in the crash shortly after 1:30 p.m., according to authorities.
The two were taking the airplane for a training flight from the Rochester International Airport to the Red Wing Regional Airport when the plane crashed about half a mile west of the Red Wing airport.
The cause of the crash is still unknown, but the National Traffic Safety Board is investigating the incident.






