Family of Benno and Megan Penna — killed in a helicopter crash — released a statment Sunday to the media.

The statment says the family is heartbroken and is asking for privacy to to grieve.

Benno Anthony Penna, 32, and his wife Megan Michele Hawk Penna, also 32, killed in a helicopter crash Friday, were found in the mountains north of Alpine, about a mile away from a trailhead near the Alpine Cove subdivision.

The helicopter, which was piloted by Benno, was heading to South Valley Regional Airport in West Jordan from Uinta County Airport until it went missing sometime before 2 p.m. on Friday.

The statement, issued from the Penna, Zubiate and Hawk families says:

The Penna family is heartbroken at the loss of Benno and Megan Penna.
Benno was a devoted husband and father who loved helping friends and family. Megan was a devoted wife, mother and business partner with Benno. Megan loved working with her husband and they both adored their kids.
The family is so grateful for the outpouring of community love and support during this very difficult time. The family is asking for privacy at this time. Please hold your calls, messages and visits until we have enough time to grieve the loss of Benno and Megan.
Search and rescue crews located the crash site at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Friday, but because of the terrain and because of safety and nightfall, they were recovered Saturday. A member of the search and rescue crew stayed in the area to make sure the wreckage and bodies were not disturbed.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

"We don't know anything about cause," Utah County Sheriff's Office's Sgt. Spencer Cannon said Saturday. "We know that there was some heavy weather yesterday afternoon. Whether that played a role in this or not, we don't know. The FAA and the NTSB are on scene, they'll be the ones to make that determination officially if they can."

Cannon said Saturday that the helicopter seemed to be on the right path given its start and endpoint.

The Pennas are survived by two children, 6-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter.