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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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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. Three people were confirmed dead and at least five others believed killed after two planes collided in midair and crashed into a lake in Idaho on Sunday afternoon, the police 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. “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. A third victim was recovered from the lake floor on Sunday night by a remote-operated vehicle and the sheriff’s sonar team, Lieutenant Higgins said.
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. He 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 sonar team in 127 feet of water, according to Lieutenant Higgins. He said that crews would be heading out again Monday afternoon after working late into the night before.
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. One of the planes was a float plane from a commercial flight operator, carrying five passengers and a pilot, the sheriff’s office said on Monday. The passengers included three children and two adults.
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. Inquiries to the flight operator, Brooks Seaplane, which provides scenic flights and instruction in North Idaho, were not immediately answered on Monday.
The sheriff’s office did not immediately respond to messages left on Sunday night. The second plane was a Cessna that had at least two occupants, the sheriff’s office said. Investigators were still trying to determine the number of occupants in that 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 in Coeur d’Alene, a resort town about 33 miles east of Spokane, Wash. Lieutenant Higgins said that an investigation was underway, and that the N.T.S.B. said it was assisting.
Johnny Diaz contributed reporting.Johnny Diaz contributed reporting.