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NTSB releases preliminary report on plane crash that left owner of Galt Airport dead near Wonder Lake

The NTSB has released a preliminary report on the airplane crash that killed a 75-year-old man, who owned Galt Airport, last month near Wonder Lake. McHenry County Coroner Dr. Michael Rein said Claude Sonday, 75, of Bull Valley, was the pilot who died on November 25. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Wonder Lake Fire Protection […]

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‘Will be missed greatly’: Pilot killed in plane crash near Wonder Lake identified as owner of Galt Airport

Authorities say that 75-year-old Claude Sonday, the owner of Galt Airport, has been identified as the pilot killed in a plane crash near Wonder Lake Friday. McHenry County Coroner Dr. Michael Rein said that an autopsy was performed Tuesday on Sonday, who was a Bull Valley resident. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Wonder Lake Fire […]

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NTSB investigators leading investigation into plane crash that killed 1 near airport in Wonder Lake

The National Transportation Safety Board has taken over the investigation into a plane crash that left a pilot dead near Galt Airport in unincorporated Wonder Lake Friday. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Wonder Lake Fire Protection District and Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded around 5:15 p.m. Friday to Galt Airport, 5112 Greenwood Road in unincorporated […]

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Pilot killed after two-seater plane crashes at Galt Airport near Wonder Lake

A pilot was killed after a two-seater monoplane crashed at Galt Airport near Wonder Lake Friday evening, authorities said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Wonder Lake Fire Protection District and Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded around 5:15 p.m. Friday to Galt Airport, 5112 Greenwood Road in unincorporated Wonder Lake. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said […]

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German Shepherd puppy training to be first fire department search and rescue dog in McHenry County

The Wonder Lake Fire Protection District said they are adding a new member to their department, a German Shepherd, which will be McHenry County’s first fire department search and rescue canine. The fire district said the 5-month-old puppy is named Jäger and he is from Diehl’s Training Center in Greenwood, Indiana. His handler is Wonder […]