A Spencer woman has died from injuries in an accident Sunday morning in Minot, North
Dakota. Airman First Class Krystal D. Thomas, 21, a native of Spencer, currently serving in the
United States Air Force, reportedly fell through a plate-glass window, causing her death.
The Minot Daily News reported that Airman Thomas was found lying injured among broken
glass when police arrived at a disturbance in the 700 block of East Central Avenue at
approximately 5:15 a.m. Sunday. She was taken to Trinity Hospital where she was pronounced
dead at 8:15 a.m., according to a statement issued Sunday by Minot Air Force Base Public
Affairs.
No further details were immediately available and the incident is still under investigation.
She was a 2000 graduate of Roane County High School and was assigned to the 91st Space
Wing at the Minot Air Force Base.
Airman Thomas is the daughter of Dave and Shelia Thomas of Spencer. She was a personnel
specialist with the 91st Maintenance Squadron, she was assigned to Minot AFB in January
2001, entering the Air Force in September 2000.
The body is being returned today to the John H. Taylor Funeral Home in
Spencer, where arrangements will be completed.
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