Two dead as Hurricane Melissa relief flight to Jamaica crashes in Florida leaving large debris field: ‘No actual plane to be seen’

Two people were killed after a small plane crashed in a gated Florida neighborhood while en route to Jamaica on Monday morning.

The Beech B100 airplane crashed at 10:19 a.m. into a pond in Coral Springs, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale. Two people died as a result of the crash, according to the Coral Springs Police Department. The plane was on a relief mission after Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica late last month.

Crews spotted scattered debris nearby after the crash, Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department Deputy Chief Mike Moser told the Associated Press. No homes were damaged, and crews initially did not find any victims in the water, according to Moser…

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