Former 'Bachelor' Contestant Erin Storm Dies in Plane Crash, Matt Grant's 'Massively Shocked'
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Storm, a pilot who competed for Grant's heart in season 12 of ABC's 'The Bachelor', passed away after involved in a fiery plane crash on Monday.

AceShowbiz - Former "The Bachelor" contestant Erin Storm died at 41 years old. The pilot was involved in a fiery plane crash when she was flying a small plane on Monday, March 21. The single engine plane crashed soon after it took off from Hawthorne Airport in Los Angeles around noon, police said.

Still according to police, "a nearby construction crew witnessed the crash and was able to remove the pilot from the wreckage prior to the arrival of emergency services." Storm "was treated by LA County Fire personnel, and transported by ambulance to Harbor UCLA Medical Center in Carson," but she did not survive.

Bryon Mayes, who witnessed the crash, told KNBC, "All of a sudden, my partner started yelling, 'Watch out, there's a plane coming!' and it looked like the plane veered up, lost control and hit a couple feet away from the truck, a couple feet away from us." Mayes and others pulled Storm from the burning plane with the pilot in cardiac arrest and her legs on fire.

Storm, who was vying for Matt Grant's heart in season 12 of the reality dating series, was living in California and worked for Pacific Blue Air, an aircraft training facility at the L.A. airport. It's currently unknown what caused the plane to go down. The crash is still being investigated by both the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Traffic Safety Board.

Grant, who proposed to contestant Shayne Lamas in the show's season finale but later ended their relationship, told ET that he's "massively shocked" after learning of Storm's sudden passing. He added, "Devastated for her family and friends. We were lucky to have Erin on season 12. She was genuine, self-assured, beautiful and hilarious."

Storm's friends took to social media to mourn her death. Christiana Marie wrote on Facebook, "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 ways and showed me what TRUE BEST FRIENDS are all about!!! Heaven just received the most incredible angel in the world. ... I am filled with such sadness to lose one of the most incredible friends I've EVER had in my life. I'm still in shock woman. I LOVE YOU with everything I am. I will NEVER get over the loss of you."

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

Joshua Daniel posted on his own Facebook page, "I'm super sad to say that my friend Erin Storm passed away yesterday in a light aircraft accident. Erin was a beautiful person inside and out, and that anyone who knew her would tell you the same. She was always a very nice, caring person who beat to her own drum. She was loved by many people and will be dearly missed."

I'm super sad to say that my friend Erin storm passed away yesterday in a light aircraft accident. Erin was a beautiful...

Posted by Joshua Daniel on Tuesday, March 22, 2016

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