{"id":28076,"date":"2025-04-16T20:57:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T20:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?p=28076"},"modified":"2025-04-16T20:57:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T20:57:34","slug":"top-doctors-and-mit-athletes-killed-in-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?p=28076","title":{"rendered":"Top doctors and MIT athletes killed in plane crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A tight-knit family of doctors and student-athletes tragically died in a plane crash in Copake, New York, this past weekend. The private Mitsubishi MU-2B aircraft was en route to the Catskills for a birthday and Passover celebration when it crashed in a muddy field, killing all six aboard.<\/p>\n<p>Among the victims were:<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Karenna Groff<\/strong>, former MIT soccer player and 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year<\/li>\n<li><strong>James Santoro<\/strong>, her boyfriend and fellow MIT graduate<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Michael Groff<\/strong>, a Harvard-affiliated neurosurgeon and pilot<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Joy Saini<\/strong>, a respected urogynecologist<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jared Groff<\/strong>, Karenna\u2019s brother<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alexia Duarte<\/strong>, Jared\u2019s girlfriend<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Before the crash, the pilot reported a missed approach and received no further response despite warnings about low altitude. The aircraft was intact before descending steeply into the ground.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11263\" src=\"https:\/\/currentnews-foryou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-101.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Karenna and James had moved to Manhattan, where she studied at NYU\u2019s medical school and he worked in finance. Karenna had also co-founded a PPE project during the pandemic and was honored at Fenway Park in 2023.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11264\" src=\"https:\/\/currentnews-foryou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-102.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The cause of the crash is under investigation by the NTSB. 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