A 1976 model Cessna 402 A small twin-engined Cessna 402 crashed into a lake in the Bahamas shortly after take off Tuesday, killing all eight Bahamian occupants. The Cessna crashed into Lake Killarney, located near the Lynden Pindling International Airport , after a fire broke out in one of its engines, according to assistant commissioner Hulan Hanna of the Royal Bahamas Police Force . It is reported that several bodies were recovered from the lake and a person was pulled out alive, but later died of a broken neck. It is reported that the plane, which departed the airport at about 12:30 p.m. local time, was travelling to San Salvador in the southern Bahamas. According to police, an investigation is in progress to specify the cause of the crash.
A 1976 model Cessna 402 A small twin-engined crashed into a lake in the Bahamas shortly after take off Tuesday, killing all eight Bahamian occupants. The Cessna crashed into Lake Killarney, located near the , after a fire broke out in one of its engines, according to assistant commissioner Hulan Hanna of the . It is reported that several bodies were recovered from the lake and a person was pulled out alive, but later died of a broken neck. It is reported that the plane, which departed the airport at about 12:30 p.m. local time, was travelling to in the southern Bahamas. According to police, an investigation is in progress to specify the cause of the crash.
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San Salvador