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8 People Believed Dead After Planes Collide and Crash Into Idaho Lake 8 People Believed Dead After Planes Collide and Crash Into Idaho Lake
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Eight people — all of the passengers and crew members onboard — are believed to have died after two planes collided in midair and crashed into a lake in Idaho on Sunday afternoon, the police said. Two people were confirmed dead and six others believed killed after two planes collided in midair and crashed into a lake in Idaho on Sunday afternoon, the police said early the next day.
“At this time it is believed there are no survivors,” Lt. Ryan Higgins of the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. At least two people were pronounced dead at the scene, he said. “At this time it is believed there are no survivors,” Lt. Ryan Higgins of the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Two people were pronounced dead at the scene.
Lieutenant Higgins said the two planes hit each other and then crashed into Lake Coeur d’Alene, near Powderhorn Bay, sometime after 2 p.m. There was a “pretty bad oil slick” at the scene after the crash, Lieutenant Higgins said, according to KREM, a local outlet.Lieutenant Higgins said the two planes hit each other and then crashed into Lake Coeur d’Alene, near Powderhorn Bay, sometime after 2 p.m. There was a “pretty bad oil slick” at the scene after the crash, Lieutenant Higgins said, according to KREM, a local outlet.
Both planes have been located by the sheriff’s office sonar team, according to Lieutenant Higgins. They were in 127 feet of water, he said.Both planes have been located by the sheriff’s office sonar team, according to Lieutenant Higgins. They were in 127 feet of water, he said.
Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said in a statement that one of the aircrafts was a Cessna 206. He did not describe the other plane. Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said in a statement that one of the planes was a Cessna 206. On Monday the National Transportation Safety Board said the second aircraft was a de Havilland DHC-2.
It was not immediately clear what may have led to the crash. Lieutenant Higgins said that an investigation was underway and that the National Transportation Safety Board had been notified. It was not immediately clear what may have led to the crash in Coeur d’Alene, about 33 miles east of Spokane, Wash. Lieutenant Higgins said that an investigation was underway, and the N.T.S.B. said it was assisting.
The sheriff’s office did not immediately respond to messages left on Sunday night.The sheriff’s office did not immediately respond to messages left on Sunday night.
Johnny Diaz contributed reporting.