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A plane carrying 11 people went down 80 miles off the east coast of Florida on Tuesday, according to the United States Coast Guard.The U.S. Coast Guard said all 11 people were rescued. They were drifting on a raft for about five hours before being rescued.When crews arrived, they found the passengers and pilot floating on a large raft but did not see the plane.Video from the Melbourne Airport captured a rescue helicopter arriving with the victims, who were then transferred to medical transports and taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center.The hospital is a Level II trauma center capable of treating severe, life-threatening injuries. Photos from the rescue show people in the water, with one person lying down as if on a stretcher.Officials have not disclosed the severity of the victims’ injuries.The U.S. Coast Guard and a team from the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Space Force Base responded to the crash. The FAA said the plane was a Beechcraft BE-30 that had departed Marsh Harbour Airport in the Bahamas and was heading to Grand Bahama International Airport in Freeport when it went down in the ocean about 50 miles east of Vero Beach Airport. Authorities have not yet determined whether the crash was caused by a mechanical issue or weather conditions. The FAA is investigating.
A plane carrying 11 people went down 80 miles off the east coast of Florida on Tuesday, according to the United States Coast Guard.
The U.S. Coast Guard said all 11 people were rescued. They were drifting on a raft for about five hours before being rescued.
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When crews arrived, they found the passengers and pilot floating on a large raft but did not see the plane.
Video from the Melbourne Airport captured a rescue helicopter arriving with the victims, who were then transferred to medical transports and taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center.
The hospital is a Level II trauma center capable of treating severe, life-threatening injuries.
Photos from the rescue show people in the water, with one person lying down as if on a stretcher.
Officials have not disclosed the severity of the victims’ injuries.
The U.S. Coast Guard and a team from the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Space Force Base responded to the crash.
The FAA said the plane was a Beechcraft BE-30 that had departed Marsh Harbour Airport in the Bahamas and was heading to Grand Bahama International Airport in Freeport when it went down in the ocean about 50 miles east of Vero Beach Airport.
Authorities have not yet determined whether the crash was caused by a mechanical issue or weather conditions. The FAA is investigating.
