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Police In Florida Investigating After 2 Men Killed In Gulf Of Mexico Plane Crash

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Police in Venice, Florida, are investigating a fatal plane crash that claimed the lives of at least two people.

According to the Venice Police Department, a small plane went down after leaving Venice Airport about a half-mile off the Venice Fishing Pier, around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Crews found the bodies of two men in their 50s or 60s.

Police said that they would be searching for other people who may have been on board the plane, but a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration indicated that they were the only people on board the plane. 

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Emergency crews are still searching the debris field west of the Venice Fishing Pier.

“Venice Police are working closely with Florida Fish and Wildlife, the U.S Coast Guard and the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office. SCSO has divers in the water,” said police.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have been notified.

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