Joseph Bryant, Sharon Bryant obituary – Arkansas State Police have positively identified the two individuals who lost their lives in a plane crash near Marianna on Sunday evening. State troopers have confirmed that Joseph Bryant, aged 72, and Sharon Bryant, aged 73, tragically passed away when a single-engine aircraft crashed roughly 12 miles southeast of Marianna’s city limits at approximately 9 p.m.
Eyewitnesses reported that the plane, which was privately owned, was en route from Florida to an airport in Batesville. Concerned family members of the victims reached out to the West Helena Police Department after failing to establish contact with them by 8 p.m.
Officials from the ASP located the wreckage at around 9:30 p.m., with no additional passengers found on board. At present, authorities have not disclosed the cause of the crash. Both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will conduct a thorough investigation into the incident.
This remains an ongoing situation, and further updates will be provided as they become available.