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| British and French emergency teams have responded to reports that a light aircraft had crashed into the English Channel. | British and French emergency teams have responded to reports that a light aircraft had crashed into the English Channel. |
| The American-registered plane carrying one person on board came down about 15 miles off Dungeness in Kent at around 2.30pm on Sunday. | The American-registered plane carrying one person on board came down about 15 miles off Dungeness in Kent at around 2.30pm on Sunday. |
| A cross-Channel search and rescue operation has been launched involving both English and French teams, including a French helicopter and the Dungeness RNLI lifeboat. A French search and rescue helicopter found wreckage around 15 miles off Dungeness, the MCA said later. | A cross-Channel search and rescue operation has been launched involving both English and French teams, including a French helicopter and the Dungeness RNLI lifeboat. A French search and rescue helicopter found wreckage around 15 miles off Dungeness, the MCA said later. |
| The alarm was raised after the single-engine light aircraft, which was heading from London to Le Touquet, was overdue, a spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said. | The alarm was raised after the single-engine light aircraft, which was heading from London to Le Touquet, was overdue, a spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said. |
| The incident happened four miles inside UK waters and is being co-ordinated by the British with help from the French authorities. | The incident happened four miles inside UK waters and is being co-ordinated by the British with help from the French authorities. |
| An MCA spokesman said: "We had reports that an aircraft was overdue. It was heading from London to Le Touquet. | An MCA spokesman said: "We had reports that an aircraft was overdue. It was heading from London to Le Touquet. |
| "It was an American-registered aircraft with one person on board. The search has been involving a French helicopter and it has been searching for two hours. | "It was an American-registered aircraft with one person on board. The search has been involving a French helicopter and it has been searching for two hours. |
| "The Dungeness lifeboat is en route and we believe the Calais lifeboat is also involved. The search is ongoing at the moment to find the pilot." | "The Dungeness lifeboat is en route and we believe the Calais lifeboat is also involved. The search is ongoing at the moment to find the pilot." |
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