2 people rescued from small plane crash near Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport

EVELETH, MN -- Two people were rescued from the wreckage of a small plane late Sunday afternoon, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office.

According to the manager of Tower Municipal Airport, John Burgess, the Piper PA-32, took off from the Tower Municipal Airport between 12 and 1 p.m. Sunday destined for somewhere in Wisconsin.

No flight plan had been filed, Burgess said.

The crash happened sometime after 3 p.m. near the intersection of Bodas and Clyde Roads in Fayal Township.

St. Louis County Under Sheriff Dave Phillips said a deputy discovered the wreckage of the plane, which was still on fire. "It's a miracle the two people on board survived," Phillips said.

Their conditions weren't immediately known.

According to KBJR 6 Meteorologist Kaitlyn Moffett, weather quickly deteriorated between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon with storms developing across parts of the Iron Range.

This is a developing story. Check back for details.