Georgia 7th grade football player and entire family die in a New York plane crash
James Van Epps had a bright future. The 7th-grade football star and his family were tragically killed in a plane crash, according to reports.
Milton High School in Georgia posted the loss of the Van Epps family. The team said that James Van Epps was a feeder-rising 7th-grade football player. It also said that his mother, father, grandfather, and brother were killed in the plane crash as well.
The Georgia family was in Cooperstown, New York, for a baseball tournament. They were headed back home when their plane crashed.
The plane had departed from Alfred S. Nader Regional Airport in Oneonta, New York, and was traveling to West Virginia to refuel before heading back to Georgia.
The family members who died were 76-year-old Roger Beggs, 43-year-old Laura Van Epps, 42-year-old Ryan Van Epps, 12-year-old James Ryan Van Epps, and 10-year-old Harrison Van Epps.
Please keep the Van Epps family in your prayers, during this tragic situation.
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