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Former "Bachelor" contestant dies in plane crash: reports

Erin Storm, a contestant on season 12 of "The Bachelor," died in a plane crash in Los Angeles on Monday, according to Us Weekly. Storm competed on the ABC reality dating show in 2008.

According to reports, Storm was piloting a small personal aircraft and crashed soon after taking off from the Hawthorne Municipal Airport.

Several of Storms' friends confirmed the pilot's passing on social media Tuesday. Friend Christiana Marie began a series of posts dedicated to Storm, first writing on her Facebook page early Tuesday.

It is with the heaviest heart I've ever had to be posting this. My sweet Erin Storm You have changed my life in many...

Posted by Christiana Marie on Tuesday, March 22, 2016


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