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Tropic Air Down
posted (June 2, 2015)
As we told you at the top of the newscast, three persons are lucky to be alive tonight - after their plane crash landed in the sea between Turneffe and Lighthouse reef.

The plane is a single engine, four-seater Cessna 182 - something like this one - but with Tropic Air logos.

It was flying form Belize City to Roatan when it experienced engine failure and the pilot had to ditch the plane, meaning land it in the sea. He reportedly had time top coast down and choose a shallow area where he and his t3wo passengers were rescued unhurt about half hour after their crash landing.

They are reported n good condition tonight and were last known heading to Blackbird caye for transfer to Belize CITY.



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