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Bacon County plane crash claims five lives

Staff ReportsBy Staff ReportsSeptember 17, 20151 Views
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Five people were killed Wednesday in a plane crash that occurred during the early morning hours just east of Alma.

Authorities stated the small engine aircraft took off around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday and its wreckage was found around 4:30 p.m. in the Johnson Lake area of Bacon County.
 
The Bacon County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident.

UPDATE:

The five victims have been identified as Waylon Dan Boatright (38), Angela Brooke Wade (20), Drayden Ashley Sears (24), Logan Tomberlin (23), and Ethan Tyree Hampton (23).

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