UPDATE: Oct. 28 at 9:45 a.m.
The two people who were killed in a parachute crash in Nicholasville on Sunday evening have been identified by the coroner.
According to Jessamine County Coroner Michael Hughes, the two were identified as 72-year-old Micheal David Murphy and 72-year-old Connie J. Murphy.
Coroner Hughes told LEX 18 that the two were married.
We now know Micheal Murphy was a retired Lexington Police Officer. Murphy was with the department from 1974 to 1998, according to the Lexington Police Department.
UPDATE: Oct. 27 at 9 p.m.
Two people have been confirmed dead by officials after a small aircraft appeared to crash in a field in Nicholasville on Sunday evening.
Officials reported on Sunday night that the man and woman who died appeared to have been husband and wife.
Original Story:
LEX 18 team on the scene reported that a major police presence has been seen in a field near Ashgrove Road in Nicholasville on Sunday evening.
Viewers in the area reported to LEX 18 that a small aircraft was seen going down in the field. Further, LEX 18 has confirmed that a coroner is also on the scene.
This is a developing story and LEX 18 will have additional information as it becomes available.
