Florida plane crash kills 19
Nineteen people, including three young children, were killed last night when a seaplane ferrying them to the Bahamas crashed into the Atlantic off South Beach in Miami. Holidaymakers watched from the shore as the twin-propeller plane appeared to explode in mid-air immediately after takeoff and plunge back into the sea.
Rescuers said they had recovered all 19 bodies, including the two pilots. “We did not bring anybody out of the water who was alive,” said Chief Javier Otero of the Miami Beach fire and rescue department.
The plane belonged to Chalks Ocean Airways, which has operated in south Florida since 1919 and is one of the world’s oldest airlines. Chalks regularly transfers package tourists between Miami and resorts in the Bahamas.
Source: Guardian Unlimited
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