Body Found in Upstate New York Believed to be from Crashed Plane that Left Hanscom Field

Authorities say they believe a body found in Upstate New York is that of a cancer patient who was traveling on a plane that took off from Bedford's Hanscom Field and went down on May 24.

Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said a body was found near an ice cream stand in Ephratah, N.Y., about a mile from the main wreck, and that it is likely the remains of Frank Amerosa, according to a report by Fox News. 

Amerosa, 64, and his wife Evelyn, 58, of Rome, N.Y., were traveling back from Boston where Frank had undergone treatment for cancer. The trip was on an Angel Flight, in which volunteer pilots fly patients to medical procedures at their own cost. 

The but Frank's body had not been located.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash and an initial report said the plane broke up in flight, but the cause remains under investigation, according to Fox News.

Read the entire Fox News story here.