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Small plane crash north of Pahokee

By Special to the Lake Okeechobee News

Posted 3/8/19

PAHOKEE -- A Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office news release stated that at 3:26 p.m. on March 8, a small airplane went down just north of the Pahokee airport, 400 yards from …

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Small plane crash north of Pahokee

Posted Friday, March 8, 2019 5:18 pm

By Special to the Lake Okeechobee News

PAHOKEE -- A Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office news release stated that at 3:26 p.m. on March 8, a small airplane went down just north of the Pahokee airport, 400 yards from shore.

One individual was observed swimming away from the airplane, however, has not been located. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue divers were searching the waterway at the time of the news release.