Two Injured in Plane Crash Near Elkader

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By KCRG Intern

Story Created: Jul 14, 2012 at 4:28 PM CDT

Story Updated: Jul 14, 2012 at 4:32 PM CDT

ELKADER, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say two people have been hospitalized after their plane crashed in northeast Iowa.

The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports that the Cherokee 6300 single-engine plane crashed around noon Saturday in a wooded area near the Elkader Municipal Airport.

Clayton County Sheriff's officials say it's not yet clear why the plane went down. The two people on board were taken to a hospital in Rochester, Minn., but their conditions have not been released.

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