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Small plane crashes off Bahamas, 6 rescued

Bahamas Plane Crash


NASSAU, Bahamas – Rescuers in boats saved six people, including two children and a pregnant woman, who were found clinging to the wreckage of a small plane that crash landed Monday in waters off the Bahamas.

The twin-engine Piper Aztec went down about 3 miles (5 kilometers) from Grand Bahama Island after one of its engines failed, said Jamie Rose of the Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association.

The passengers were holding on to the floating tail section of the plane when Rose arrived in response to their distress call.

“They were still pretty shell shocked,” Rose said. “

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