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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Katie Hawkinson

A lawmaker’s husband died in a plane crash. The cause was moose meat and antlers, national safety board reveals

Former Representative Mary Peltola (right) poses with her husband, Eugene Peltola as she's sworn into Congress in 2022. Eugene Peltola died in a 2023 plane crash - (AP)

A plane crash that killed an Alaska lawmaker’s husband was caused by too much moose meat and antlers on board, officials say.

Representative Mary Peltola’s husband, Eugene Peltola, died on September 12, 2023, in a plane crash while at work. A report Tuesday, from the National Transportation Safety Board, reveals why the plane, piloted by Eugene Peltola, crashed.

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