{"id":10594,"date":"2026-07-16T14:34:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/?p=10594"},"modified":"2026-07-16T14:34:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:34:06","slug":"toms-river-physician-and-family-killed-in-upstate-n-y-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2026\/07\/toms-river-physician-and-family-killed-in-upstate-n-y-plane-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Toms River Physician and Family Killed in Upstate N.Y. Plane Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_26277\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jasper.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26277\" class=\"size-large wp-image-26277\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/jasper-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Gabriel Jasper and his daughter, Gabriella M. Hillgrube. (Facebook Photos)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gabriel Jasper and his daughter, Gabriella M. Hillgrube. (Facebook Photos)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A beloved Toms River physician, best known for his practice in Brick, lost his life in a small plane crash along with family members earlier this week, authorities in upstate New York confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Gabriele P. Jasper, owner of Jasper Spine Institute on Brick Boulevard, was piloting a 1976 Piper Aerostar on Monday. The aircraft, according to authorities climbed to about 100-feet after takeoff from Adirondack Regional Airport in Harrietstown, N.Y., before losing communication with the tower. That prompted authorities to begin searching for the Piper \u2013 a twin-engine, propeller-driven airplane \u2013 which was found wrecked in a wooded area a short distance from the airfield.<\/p>\n<p>Jasper, 70, was killed along with his daughter, Gabriella M. Hillgrube, 33, of Forked River, and Guiliana M. Hillgrube, 2, of Forked River, his granddaughter. Jasper was a Toms River resident.<\/p>\n<p>The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash. Generally, NTSB preliminary reports are released within 30 days of a crash, with a final report being released within a year, according to agency policy.<\/p>\n<p>Jasper, whose practice had existed in Brick for years, was also a well-known and much-beloved member of the Brick Township business community. He was especially known for his love of outdoorsmanship \u2013 specifically fishing, travel and flying.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2026\/07\/toms-river-physician-and-family-killed-in-upstate-n-y-plane-crash\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A beloved Toms River physician, best known for his practice in Brick, lost his life in a small plane crash along with family members earlier this week, authorities in upstate New York confirmed. Gabriele P. Jasper, owner of Jasper Spine Institute on Brick Boulevard, was piloting a 1976 Piper Aerostar on Monday. 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