Five people were killed in a plane crash on Santa Catalina Island off the coast of Los Angeles County.
Authorities are working to recover the bodies of five people who were killed when a plane crashed on Catalina Island Tuesday night.📺 Los Angeles news 24/7: Watch NBC4 free wherever you are
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, they received an emergency S.O.S. alert, letting them know that someone was involved in a crash. The plane is believed to have taken off from Santa Monica Municipal Airport and landed at the Catalina Airport about 30 miles off the Los Angeles County coast at around 6 p.m. Tuesday.Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter.
The plane took off again at around 8 p.m., but it was unclear where it was headed. That's when authorities received the emergency alert. Frist responders found a crashed, twin-engine aircraft about a mile from the airport on Catalina Island in rough, steep terrain.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.
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