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Beloved CBS meteorologist killed in plane crash after aircraft plunged into icy river

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A beloved veteran CBS meteorologist and father was killed in a plane crash after his aircraft clipped a power line and plummeted into an icy river in rural Idaho.

Roland Steadham, 67, chief meteorologist at Boise-based CBS affiliate CBS2, was one of two people killed in Tuesday's plane crash on the Payette River near Emmett, Idaho.

Online flight data show the plane lost contact at 10:55 a.m., just 12 minutes after takeoff from Emmett Airport...

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