Four Killed as Light Aircraft Collide and Crash Into Florida Lake
The two planes collided over Lake Hartridge in Winter Haven, Florida, on Tuesday afternoon.
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Four people were killed Tuesday when two light aircraft collided and crashed into a Florida lake, police said. The accident at the Lake Hartridge Nature Park in Winter Haven happened at about 2 p.m. Polk County sheriffs initially said that one person had died and a search-and-rescue operation was under way. They later put the death toll at four and said it was now a “recovery operation.” The aircraft involved were a Pipe J-3 Cub sea plane and a Cherokee Piper 161. NTSB investigators are due at the scene Wednesday.
#BREAKING: 4 people died in a 2 plane crash on #LakeHartridge in #WinterHaven. @PolkCoSheriff says 2 were on board each plane.
— Angelina Salcedo (@AngelinaWTSP) March 8, 2023
PIPER CHEROKEE 161: A 24 Y/O pilot & 19 Y/O from @PolkState
PIPER J-3 CUB SEAPLANE: A 67 Y/O from PA, the one other person with no ID yet @10TampaBay pic.twitter.com/nKPbkljuaZ
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