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AGoFundMecampaign is aiming to raise funds to recover the remains of actressMegan Hilty’s family members who died in a plane crash in Washington last month.
On Sept. 4, afloat plane carrying 10 peoplecrashed in Puget Sound, killing everyone on board. Days later, Meganconfirmedthat her sister Lauren Hilty, brother-in-law Ross Mickel, and their son Remy, were among those dead. Lauren was eight months pregnant with her son, Luca, at the time of the crash.
Megan and her sister, Kristen Hilty Eaton, created a GoFundMe page on Wednesday to raise money to help locate the remains of Lauren, Remy, and Luca after they said Ross and other victims were recovered in the days following the crash.
“When the [National Transportation Safety Board] brought up the plane, several victims were recovered, and thankfully Ross was one of them - but our beloved sister and nephews were not,” the sisters wrote in a description on the page.
“Now that the NTSB has concluded its work, it is up to us to hire a private company to go look for them,” they continued. “While the chances are slim, there is still a possibility we can find them, and we all agree that at the end of the day, we want to say we did everything we could to bring them home.”
In a statement to PEOPLE, NTSB says that their “investigators continue to examine the wreckage to determine the probable cause of the crash in our safety investigation.”
Earlier this month, the Island County Department of Emergency Management said it had recovered and identifiedseven bodiesfrom the crash.
Kristen and Megan, who has starred in a number of acclaimed Broadway musicals, said a “search and recovery mission of this magnitude comes at a tremendous cost,” and they couldn’t do it “alone.”
“We have launched this campaign to help raise the money to cover these costs, and if we can raise more than what is needed, we will donate those funds to the incredible team who have dedicated their lives to helping families like ours search for their loved ones,” they explained.
“Please consider supporting us in our final efforts to bring Lauren, Remy & Luca home if you can,” the sisters added. “In any case, we speak for our entire family when we say thank you for your love, support and generosity during this incredibly challenging time.”
The campaign has raised more than $29,000 as of Wednesday evening.
Alsokilled in the crashwere Seattle attorney Gabrielle Hanna, 29; pilot Jason Winters; passenger Joanne Mera; civil rights activist Sandra Williams and her partner, retired teacher Patricia Hicks; and married couple Luke and Rebecca Ludwig.
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Megan went on to acknowledge and express gratitude for the “outpouring of love and support.”
She added: “It has been so comforting to know just how loved Lauren, Ross, Remy and Luca truly are.”
source: people.com
