US EditionSmartwatch Led Rescuers to Fatal Plane Crash in Montana Woods
GALLATIN COUNTY, MONTANA, JUL 21 – Search teams used location data from a victim's smartwatch to find the crash site in dense forest, confirming all three occupants died in the Piper Cherokee plane crash, officials said.
- On July 18, 2025, a Piper Cherokee single-engine plane crashed at 1:41 p.m. near South Plateau Road, West Yellowstone, Montana, killing all three onboard, Gallatin County Sheriff's Office news release.
- After departing West Yellowstone Airport just before midnight on July 17, 2025, the plane went missing, prompting the U.S. Department of Transportation Aero Division to alert local agencies, with the cause still under investigation.
- Search planes used the last known smartwatch signal to pinpoint the wreckage at 2:13 p.m., with rescue crews confirming all three were dead.
- Participating organizations such as the Hebgen Basin Rural Fire District, U.S. Forest Service, FAA and NTSB supported the search and recovery efforts,
- Family and friends have launched a fundraiser via GoFundMe to aid the Robey family and share their gratitude for his passion for flying, with the GoFundMe fundraiser page stating `We are heartbroken over his loss, but grateful that he was doing what he loved: flying.
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The bodies of the victims of a plane crash in the United States were found thanks to a smart watch geolocation system.
Three people died after the accident in a wooded area south of West Yellowstone. Technology was key to finding the site of the disaster.
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Search crews were able to find a missing plane that crashed near West Yellowstone, Montana, killing all three people on board - with the help of a smartwatch belonging to one of the victims, local authorities said.
Plane crash victim's smart watch leads searchers to wreckage near Yellowstone National Park
Search teams located the site of an airplane crash that killed three people near Yellowstone National Park using the last known location of the smart watch from one of the victims, authorities say,
Wreckage of Montana Plane Crash Found Using Victim’s Smart Watch Location
WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont.—Search teams located the site of an airplane crash that killed three people near Yellowstone National Park using the last known location of the smart watch from one of the victims, authorities said Monday. The single-engine Piper PA-28 aircraft left Montana’s West Yellowstone Airport just before midnight on Thursday, according to Federal Aviation Administration records released Monday. When the aircraft could not be locat…
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