Small Plane Crashed Off Boynton Beach Inlet, Pilot's Body Recovered
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) - Palm Beach Sheriff's divers have recovered the body of the pilot of a small plane that crashed into the ocean off the Boyton Beach Inlet Sunday night.
According to a tweet from the Coast Guard, the 24-year-old pilot was found inside the plane.
#UPDATE It is reported that @PBCountySheriff divers recovered the 24-year-old male inside the down aircraft. #SAR
— USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) January 25, 2021
Coast Guard Petty Officer Jose Hernandez said they received a call around 8 p.m. Sunday regarding the Piper PA-28 Cherokee plane.
"The person who called in the report said the plane was sinking," said Hernandez, a public affairs officer with the U.S. Coast Guard 7th District Southeast office in Miami.
Monday morning at dawn, the plane was located by a sheriff's department helicopter in approximately 40 feet of water.
The plane was flying from Palm Beach County Park Airport to Merritt Island Airport, about 140 miles north when it went down.
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