Two people are dead after a plane went down on Catalina Island on Thursday.
The plane went down around 12:30 p.m. The Airplane Factory Sling took off from Zamperini Field in Torrance, according to the Daily Breeze.
The plane went down in a remote area on the south side of the island. It's unclear if the pilot was planning to land on the island or if they were trying to make an emergency landing.
L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn wrote in a post on X that first responders declared the two passengers dead at the scene
“This is a tragedy and my heart goes out to the loved ones of those who lost their lives,” she wrote. ”I am grateful to our paramedics and Sheriff’s deputies who quickly reached this remote area and are handling this incident with professionalism and care.”
The crash remains under investigation.
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