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| Two killed in Portugal beach plane crash | Two killed in Portugal beach plane crash |
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| A man and a child have been killed after a light aircraft made an emergency landing on a beach in Portugal. | A man and a child have been killed after a light aircraft made an emergency landing on a beach in Portugal. |
| Authorities said the incident took place on Sao Joao beach in Caparica, south-west of Lisbon. | Authorities said the incident took place on Sao Joao beach in Caparica, south-west of Lisbon. |
| The National Maritime Authority said a middle-aged man and a young girl died after they were unable to avoid the plane. | The National Maritime Authority said a middle-aged man and a young girl died after they were unable to avoid the plane. |
| The plane's only two occupants were unharmed, it added. | The plane's only two occupants were unharmed, it added. |
| The Diario de Noticias newspaper quoted an eyewitness who said the plane had been flying at a low altitude over the beach, although he did not realise anything was wrong until other beachgoers began running. | The Diario de Noticias newspaper quoted an eyewitness who said the plane had been flying at a low altitude over the beach, although he did not realise anything was wrong until other beachgoers began running. |
| One young witness told Reuters news agency: "I was near the water when I saw the plane. I called my parents, the plane fell on the sand and ran over two people, fatally hurting them and another was injured, I think, but I'm not sure, people were running away. | |
| "The plane is still there, but the ambulances arrived quickly. I think maybe the fuel ran out because I find it weird that it landed on the beach." | |
| Other reports said the victims had been sunbathing when the plane made its emergency landing. | Other reports said the victims had been sunbathing when the plane made its emergency landing. |
| The Associated Press news agency said the girl who died had been with her parents, who were unhurt. The agency quoted witnesses from local television broadcasts. | The Associated Press news agency said the girl who died had been with her parents, who were unhurt. The agency quoted witnesses from local television broadcasts. |
| Joao Quadros, who was on the beach, tweeted photos of the aftermath, saying the plane had passed by his son by a matter of metres. There had been no noise, he said. | Joao Quadros, who was on the beach, tweeted photos of the aftermath, saying the plane had passed by his son by a matter of metres. There had been no noise, he said. |
| Video footage from the scene carried by local broadcasters showed a small recreational plane parked on the sand, apparently intact and surrounded by beachgoers and emergency workers. One wing seemed to be misaligned in those photos. | Video footage from the scene carried by local broadcasters showed a small recreational plane parked on the sand, apparently intact and surrounded by beachgoers and emergency workers. One wing seemed to be misaligned in those photos. |
| The cause of the emergency landing remains unclear. | The cause of the emergency landing remains unclear. |