TEHACHAPI, Calif. (AP) - The Latest on a plane crash in the Tehachapi Mountains that killed 3 people (all times local):
5:30 p.m.
Authorities have identified three people who died when their plane crashed in the snowy Tehachapi Mountains in California.
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The Kern County Sheriff’s Office says those killed were 38-year-old Marina Villavicencio of Yorba Linda; 53-year-old Felipe Plascencia of Whittier and 74-year-old Ruben Piranian of Granada Hills.
The twin-engine Beechcraft was reported overdue Thursday on a flight from San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles.
Kern County authorities spotted the wreck on Saturday and retrieved the bodies over the weekend.
Much of the wreckage was under about 5 feet (1.5 meters) of snow.
Federal investigators are trying to determine the cause of the crash.
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7:25 a.m.
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office says it has recovered all three victims of a plane crash in the snowy Tehachapi Mountains.
The twin-engine Beechcraft was reported overdue Thursday on a flight from San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles.
Kern County authorities spotted the wreck on Saturday and located one body.
Much of the wreckage was under about 5 feet (1.5 meters) of snow.
The Sheriff’s Office said Sunday evening that the other two bodies were also recovered.
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