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- Rep. Mary Peltola's husband died in a plane accident early on Wednesday.
- She is returning home to Alaska to be with their family, according to a statement from her team.
- The statement said that he was "completely devoted" to his family and that he "simply adored Mary."
Rep. Mary Peltola of Alaska announced Wednesday that her husband died in a plane crash in Alaska.
"We are devastated to share that Mary's husband, Eugene Peltola Jr. — 'Buzzy' to all of us who knew and loved him — passed away earlier this morning following a plane accident in Alaska," a statement posted to Peltola's Twitter account said.