Four people dead after a small plane crashes on the west coast of Florida

Four people, two women and two men, who traveled to Florida (USA) from the state of Indianadied in a possible plane crash in waters off the Florida coast of Gulf of Mexicoan incident whose circumstances are under investigation, the authorities reported.

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The four people, two married couples, according to the Venice Police Department (VPDits acronym in English), took off aboard a small plane on Wednesday night from the airport of the aforementioned coastal city, in Sarasota County.

Shortly after takeoff, after 9:30 p.m. local time (1:30 GMT on Thursday), the device plunged into the sea for reasons that are still unknown, he reported at a press conference during this day. Andy LeisenringCaptain of the Venice Police.

The deceased were identified as William Jeffrey Lumpkin64 years old, who piloted the ship; patricia lumpkin68; Ricky Joe Beaver60, and elizabeth anne beaver57, all from the state of Indiana.

According to the local police department, the first search, which began on Wednesday night, turned up the bodies of the two men, as well as a set of “debris”.

This Thursday, “Divers located the main part of the aircraft, a Piper PA-32R single engine, as well as the bodies of two women believed to be the spouses of the men.”detailed the Police.

“The wreckage was at a depth of about 23 feet (7 meters)”added VPD in a statement on their social networks.

“VPD has been in contact with the families of the victims and our hearts certainly go out to them,” he says.

As narrated leisenringseveral people on the pier Venice they saw the plane crash and called the emergency services through the 911 number.

Video footage from the airport and pier will be reviewed and delivered to the National Transportation Safety Boardwhich is conducting an investigation, the official added.

Last December, a couple and their daughter died in a similar accident in front of the fishermen’s pier in Venicebut VPD at the moment he does not see a connection between the two incidents.

On that occasion, theremains” of the single-engine plane Piper Cherokee rented were found by air commandos on December 4 more than a mile (1.6 km) west of the coast, the Mayor’s Office of the city of Veniceon the west coast of Florida.

Source: Elcomercio

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