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Illinois Gathers to Honor Bailey Relatives as NTSB Probes Montana Helicopter Crash

The service in Flora coincided with an ongoing NTSB investigation into the Montana crash.

Overview

  • Hundreds gathered at Oil Belt Christian Service Camp in Flora for a celebration of life following a Sunday visitation.
  • The victims were Zachary and Kelsey Bailey and their children, 12-year-old Vada Rose and 7-year-old Samuel.
  • A third child, 10-year-old Finn, was not on the helicopter and is with family.
  • Federal investigators are examining the Oct. 22 crash of a Robinson R66 near Ekalaka, Montana, with the cause still undetermined.
  • Bailey’s campaign activity is paused until after services; the event was livestreamed with no elected officials speaking, a private burial was scheduled, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker attended the wake.