BURNS, Ore. (AP) — A small plane crash in a remote area of southeast Oregon has killed two men, including a prominent figure in horse racing.
The victims were identified Thursday as 58-year-old Frank “Scoop” Vessels of Bonsall, Calif., and 73-year-old Sam Cannell of Anderson, Calif.
Authorities said both men were killed instantly when the plane crashed Wednesday on its way to Montana from Redding, Calif.
Vessels is the owner of Vessels Stallion Farm near San Diego and is past president of the American Quarter Horse Association.
