
3 Hurt in Plane Crash Near McGregor Airport
The Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened at 4:26 p.m. on Oct. 5 after 911 callers reported a downed plane southeast of the airport.
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The Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened at 4:26 p.m. on Oct. 5 after 911 callers reported a downed plane southeast of the airport.

When officers arrived, they found the victim with multiple stab wounds, including injuries to her face and arm.

The Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as Matthew Dean Liimatainen, 33, of Aitkin. He fled the scene in a stolen 2022 black Ford F-150 with Minnesota plates JHR-837.

The State Patrol and Aitkin County authorities say the crash occurred around 5:15 p.m. Friday when the driver of a GMC Suburban pulling a trailer failed to stop at a stop sign on County Road 3. The Suburban was struck by a 2019 GMC Yukon traveling northbound on Highway 169.