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Pennsylvania Man Drowns After Minivan Plunges Into Celebration Lake: Florida Highway Patrol
A Pittsburgh man drowned after his vehicle became submerged in a lake in Celebration, Florida, authorities said Tuesday, April 15.
The crash happened around 3:37 p.m. near Bloom Street and Front Street, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers said the 71-year-old was reversing his Chrysler Pacifica out of a parking spot on Bloom Street when, for an unknown reason, he accelerated forward, struck a curb and fence, and then drove into the lake.
The van sank approximately 20 to 30 feet underwater near The Inn at Celebration, Autograph Collection, Osceola County Fire Rescue said.
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Wreckage Of Missing Plane That Left PA Found, Pilot Missing
A plane that departed Pennsylvania and went missing off the coast of Massachusetts five days ago has been located -- but the pilot is missing.
The Piper PA-28 was reported missing on Sunday, Oct. 31 around 10 p.m. after it had departed Reading, PA, authorities said. The pilot was identified as 67-year-old Roger Mills, of Woburn, MA.
MSP Dive Team, Marine unit, Environmental PD, and local agencies, conducted 9 dives today off of Chatham. Divers located the fuselage of the missing plane, however, the pilot was not recovered. Todays mission followed prior dives yesterday where partial land…