WI High School Basketball Star Named As Victim In Costa Rica Plane Crash

Jan 1, 2018

ByTHECOUNT.COM

Amanda Geissler, was named by Costa Rican officials as one 12 victims in Sunday’s plane crash.

Geissler, a high school basketball star from Thorp, Wisconsin, was one of 10 US citizens confirmed killed on a plane in Costa Rica.

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Geissler, a former point guard at Wisconsin-Stout, had worked for Backroads, a travel tour company, since May of 2017, according to her social media profile.

She played basketball at Wisconsin-Stout from 2003-07. She and her sister Lindsey were both members of teams that won three-straight conference titles from 2004-07. source

The Steinberg family was also among the dead. Other US citizens killed included a family of four — Ari, Hannah, Leslie and Mitchell Weiss.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends at this difficult time.