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Eight who died remembered in many ways on one-year anniversary of ENC plane crash

Noah Styron, Kole McInnis, Jake Taylor, and Daily Shepherd.
(Photos provided by Carteret County Public Schools)
Noah Styron, Kole McInnis, Jake Taylor, and Daily Shepherd.

It’s been one year since the plane crash that killed eight people off the North Carolina coast, four of them East Carteret High School students.

The group that died in the plane crash were returning from a youth duck hunting trip.

On Monday, Noah Styron, Jake Taylor, Daily Shepherd, and Kole McInnis will be honored by the school, with students and staff members wearing camouflage.

Carteret County’s Historic Courthouse Cupola is lit in blue and will remain illuminated until Tuesday evening, and last month county commissioners passed a proclamation declaring this “Young Waterfowlers’ Day” in Carteret County.

A memorial service and tree-planting ceremony will be held at Atlantic Elementary School on Monday at 10:00 a.m.

Annette is an award-winning journalist based in Eastern North Carolina. Her career includes professional stops across the Midwest, Pacific Northwest, and Southeast, recently culminating in a 2026 Region 8 Edward R. Murrow Award for Small Market Radio Best News Series for her work on the Camp Lejeune Justice Act Series. Guided by a passion for human-interest storytelling, she focuses on narratives that touch hearts and connect communities. A mother of four and grandmother of two, Annette enjoys reading and creating epic Halloween costumes in her spare time. If you have a story idea to share, please reach out by email to westona@cravencc.edu.