<p>North Dakota Republican state Senator Doug Larsen, his wife, and their two young children died in a plane crash in Utah on Sunday night, officials said.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not sure where the bereavement starts with such a tragedy, but I think it starts with prayers for the grandparents, surviving stepchild of Senator Larsen, and extended family of Doug and Amy,&#8221; North Dakota Republican Senate Majority Leader David Hogue <a href="https://apnews.com/article/utah-plane-crash-moab-killed-a7064a4f3a883be6f920fb647d10c6ca" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in the email to senate colleagues obtained by the Associated Press on Monday. &#8220;Hold your family close today.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rest in Peace ND State Senator Doug Larsen and family, him and his family died in a plane crash on Sunday north of Moab Utah <a href="https://t.co/WhQCECbOPp">pic.twitter.com/WhQCECbOPp</a></p>
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<p>Hogue said the crash occurred after the Larsen family stopped to refuel the aircraft in Utah after visiting family in Scottsdale, Arizona.</p>
<p>Grand County Sheriff&#8217;s Department <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=624695623187102&amp;set=a.205247185131950" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Facebook that the plane crashed shortly after taking off from Canyonlands Airfield about 15 miles north of Moab — a tourist city of approximately 5,300 people known for its gateway to massive red rock formations in Arches National Park — and confirmed that all four people on board the plane did not survive.</p>
<p>Authorities reportedly said they dispatched emergency responders after receiving a call from a witness who witnessed &#8220;a plane going into the ground shortly after taking off from the Canyonlands Airfield north of Moab,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12584327/Four-people-killed-small-plane-crashed-taking-Canyonlands-Field-Airport-Utah.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The Daily Mail.</p>
<p>National Transportation Safety Board officials reported that the crash of the single-engine Piper was being investigated.</p>
<p>A spokesperson from the safety board said that an investigator was on the scene Monday &#8220;to begin to document the scene, examine the aircraft, request any air traffic communications, radar data, weather reports and try to contact any witnesses&#8221; and would &#8220;request maintenance records of the aircraft, and medical records and flight history of the pilot.&#8221;</p>
<p>It&#8217;s unclear who was piloting the aircraft at the time of the crash. The Associated Press reported a Facebook post from Larsen in December 2020 showed a picture of a small, orange plane that noted his wife, Amy, had &#8220;her first flight as a pilot.&#8221;</p>
<p>Larsen became a North Dakota state senator in 2020, where he represented approximately 14,000 people in District 34 and chaired the state&#8217;s Senate&#8217;s Industry and Business Committee, according to reports.</p>
<p>&#8220;As a legislator, he was a tenacious advocate for individual rights and the freedoms he defended through his military service. We extend our deepest sympathies and prayers to his family and friends,&#8221; North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, also a Republican presidential candidate, said in a <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/darreonnadavis/2023/10/02/north-dakota-state-senator-and-family-killed-in-plane-crash/?sh=787197645fa3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> shared with Forbes.</p>
<p>Larsen served 29 years in the North Dakota Army National Guard, where he mobilized twice, to Iraq from 2009-10 and to Washington, D.C., from 2013-14, and received several honors, including Meritorious Service Medal, Bronze Service Star, and Army Aviator Badge, according to Burgum&#8217;s office.</p>
<p>North Dakota National Guard Maj. Gen. Alan Dohrmann reportedly said, &#8220;I cannot think of a more tragic loss for one family, and the North Dakota National Guard sends our condolences to all of [the Larsens&#8217;] friends and family.</p>
<p>&#8220;Doug was a true patriot who dedicated his life, both in and out of uniform, to serving others. I had the distinct pleasure to call him a Brother in Arms,&#8221; Dohrmann said.</p>
<p>Larsen and his wife also co-owned a local homebuilding company called Apex Builders and were majority owners of a local hotel.</p>
<p>A Facebook post from his 2020 campaign reportedly displayed him and Amy at a construction site with the caption, &#8220;My wife Amy &amp; I are a team. Together, we run a business, and together, we build things.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The most important thing anyone can build is a strong family,&#8221; the post reads.</p>

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