Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Tyson Brummett was among four people killed in a plane crash in Utah, authorities said Friday. Brummett, 35, was piloting a small plane from South Valley Regional Airport in West Jordan, Utah, when it crashed near the Box Elder Peak in American Fork Canyon, the Utah County Sheriff's Office said in a press release.
"A man and two of his sons were hiking when they saw the plane begin to turn, then spiral downward," the sheriff's office said.
The witness called 911 and then climbed down to the plane where he saw the wreckage and victims, the sheriff's office said.
"The Phillies organization sends heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of former pitcher Tyson Brummett, along with three members of the Ruegnar and Blackhurst families, who tragically passed away in a plane crash yesterday morning," the Philadelphia Phillies tweeted on Saturday
CBS Philadelphia reports Brummett was a 5th round draft pick in 2007 and he played in one game with the Phillies in 2012
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