Among the dead was a 19-year-old college student who was learning how to fly.
Fernandez said she and many of her neighbors in the community about 40 miles southwest of Orlando ran outside.Numerous rescue workers responded to the scene, where one of the planes was submerged under about 21 feet of water, while the other was partially submerged. They pulled four bodies from the planes, the sheriff said.
Faith Irene Bake, 24, a pilot/flight instructor with Sunrise Aviation, and Zachary Jean Mace, 19, a student at Polk State College, were aboard the fixed-wing plane, which was operated by Sunrise Aviation in Ormond Beach on behalf of Polk State College, Judd said. Both were from Winter Haven. Randall Elbert Crawford, 67, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and another person were aboard the seaplane. The name of the second person was not released, pending notification of next of kin, Judd said. That plane was operated by Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base in Winter Haven.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate what caused the two planes to collide.Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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