| Skydiving crash |
A plane crash in the United States' Washington Cascades has claimed the lives of a pilot and 9 skydivers, it is feared.
According to Yakima County sheriff Ken
Irwin, 7 of the 10 people on board the Cessna 208 Grand Caravan "have
been found deceased", with rescue operations suspended
overnight.
The aircraft had left Star, near the
Idaho state capital of Boise, on Sunday evening. It had been heading
to Shelton, Washington, for a skydiving meet but was reported missing
en route.
However, wreckage of the Cessna was
found at around 19:40 local time, according to Yakima Valley
Emergency Management spokeswoman Tina Wilson.
She explained that recovery teams were
able to identify the aircraft from its serial number, with the
plane's tail section separated from the rest of the Cessna and not
yet located.
After a local hunter reported noticing
a small plane flying low before hearing a crash, Yakima County
officials search a heavily wooded area southwest of the Cascades'
Rimrock Lake, with the smell of fuel leading to the Cessna's eventual
discovery.
The FAA has issued several directives
against the Cessna 208 Grand Caravan, with 20 crashes across the
globe since 1990 linked to icy conditions.
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