Megan Stralow

Published: September 3, 2008

Tragedy shook the University of Dubuque community as they were notified that two of their aviation students were involved in a plane crash in Cassville, Wisconsin.

Juniors Cory Alsip and Grant Vogt crashed into Eagles Roost Resort around 4:00 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. Luckily, no one was renting the cabins at the time.

Cassville resident, Rita Breuer could feel the impact of the crash.

 “I knew it was a plane. I knew right away it was a plane when I heard the noise and I heard the engine. And the crash, I knew right away and I just and it just shook our house,” said Breuer.

Alsip and Vogt were taken to Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster and later flown by Med Flight to University of Wisconsin Hospitals in Madison. They are listed in critical condition.

An investigation is still under way in finding the reason of the crash.

Megan Stralow can be reached at Megan.Stralow@loras.edu