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| Sunbathers killed after plane makes emergency landing on beach in Lisbon | Sunbathers killed after plane makes emergency landing on beach in Lisbon |
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| An eight-year-old girl and 50-year-old man have been killed after a plane crash landed on a beach near Lisbon, according to local media reports. | An eight-year-old girl and 50-year-old man have been killed after a plane crash landed on a beach near Lisbon, according to local media reports. |
| Eyewitnesses said sunbathers ran towards the sea as the light aircraft made an emergency landing on the packed beach at Caparica, 30 kilometres south of the Portuguese capital. | Eyewitnesses said sunbathers ran towards the sea as the light aircraft made an emergency landing on the packed beach at Caparica, 30 kilometres south of the Portuguese capital. |
| The child was enjoying a day at the beach with her parents, who were unhurt in the incident, eyewitnesses said. | |
| The man who died had been sunbathing on a towel when the plane passed over his legs, they said. | |
| No others on the beach were thought to have been hurt. | |
| The small aircraft, reportedly a Cessna, carrying two people appeared to be in difficulty and wobbled as it skimmed low over the sunbathers, scattering them and spreading panic on the beach, according to local media reports. | |
| The bodies lay covered on the sand as police cordoned off the area. | |
| The two occupants of the plane were unhurt and were led away by police. | |
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