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Husband And Wife Killed In Woburn Small Plane Crash

WOBURN (CBS) – A husband and wife died in a small plane crash in Woburn on Saturday.

Hyden Meiler, a veteran Army combat medic, heard the crash and ran over with his medical gear.

"When I got on scene, all I could see was pieces of an airplane. There was nothing left of it. It came down pretty hard," Meiler said.

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Firefighters respond to a small plane crash in Woburn. (Image Credit: Hyden Meiler)

The Columbia aircraft LC41 crashed in a wooded area near Minchin Drive on Saturday just after 11 a.m. The plane was four miles from Hanscom Field in Bedford.

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Dr. L. Michael Graver was killed in a plane crash in Woburn. (Photo credit: Northwell Health)

The two people who were on board died. They have been identified as Dr. Michael Graver and his wife, Jodi Cohen.

No one on the ground was injured.

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A small plane crashed in Minchin Drive in Woburn.(Image Credit: Hyden Meiler)

Graver, who was described as an experienced pilot, worked as a doctor for more than 30 years.

He was chief of adult cardiothoracic surgery for Northwell Health in Manhasset, New York.

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