Russell Riggs, Cheryll Riggs and Angelina Waters ID’d as Three Injured in Erath County Plane Crash

Erath County, Texas (June 19, 2018) – The three people who were injured Sunday morning in a plane crash in Erath County have been identified as the pilot, Russell Riggs, 62, and two female passengers, Cheryll Riggs,70, and Angelina Waters, 45, all from Colorado.
The crash occurred at around 9:45 a.m. Sunday, June 17 near the Erath/Eastland County line.
According to authorities, a 1966 Cessna 210 single-engine plane, took off from the airport in the town of Dublin headed to Colorado.
Texas Department of Public Safety official said the plane stalled and Riggs attempted to land in a sandy field. The plane flipped onto its top in the landing.
Riggs was transported by ambulance to a Fort Worth hospital for observation.
Cheryll Riggs and Waters, both were airlifted to a Fort Worth hospital with serious injuries.
Authorities said the group had a dog on board the plane that remains missing after the accident. The missing dog is a boxer named Gizmo, described as being light brown with a white patch. It is believed Gizmo ran from the scene of the crash.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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