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10 from U.S., 2 locals killed in Costa Rica plane crash

Published 1:30 am Sunday, December 31, 2017

10 from U.S., 2 locals killed in Costa Rica plane crash
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10 from U.S., 2 locals killed in Costa Rica plane crash
This photo shows people standing at the site of a plane crash near in Punta Islita, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, on Sunday. (Costa Rica’s Public Safety Ministry via AP)

Associated Press

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — A plane carrying 10 U.S. citizens and two local crewmembers crashed in a wooded area, killing all aboard Sunday, Costa Rica’s government said.

The Public Safety Ministry posted photographs and video of the crash site showing burning wreckage of the plane in Guanacaste, northwest Costa Rica.

A statement from the ministry said 10 foreign passengers and two Costa Rican crew members were aboard the plane belonging to Nature Air. It said the plane had taken off nearby.

Authorities did not immediately release any names or details on the home states of the passengers.

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