Pickleball community mourns fellow players killed in Texas plane crash
Five members of a pickleball club who died after the small plane carrying them crashed in Texas are being mourned by a tight-knit community of fellow players.
The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed Saturday that Justin Appling, Hayden Dillard, Brooke Skypala, Stacy Hedrick and Seren Wilson were on board the Cessna 421C that crashed Thursday in Texas Hill Country.
Appling was the pilot.
They were remembered as competitive pickleball players who loved the game but also didn't take themselves too seriously.
They also typically traveled together around the country to compete in tournaments.
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