DATE: February 6, 2009 12:04:03 PM PST
Missing plane located on Catalina
   

Coast Guard Public Affairs Detachment Los Angeles

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Date: February 6, 2009

Contact: Coast Guard Sector LA-LB

(310) 521-4260

Missing plane located on Catalina

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif.-- The L.A. County Sheriff's Department has located what is believed to be the wreckage of a Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft that was reported missing last night.

The wreckage was located on Catalina Island in the vicinity of Mt. Orizaba by L.A. County Sheriffs.

The Coast Guard is no longer actively searching but has assets in the Catalina Island area ready to assist partner agencies as needed.

For more information contact the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, at 310-510-0174 or visit them on the web at: www.lasd.org.

 

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