CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. — Dive teams off the North Carolina coast have recovered all the human remains from a crashed plane that was carrying eight people, including four teenagers, authorities said Wednesday.
The search for more remains has been suspended, the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office said in statement.
Two passengers had been positively identified by Wednesday afternoon, and their remains will be turned over to their families, the sheriff’s office said. The other bodies are being transported to Greenville for examination and identification at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine.
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— Governor Roy Cooper (@NC_Governor) February 14, 2022
The single-engine plane was flying from Hyde County to Carteret County on Sunday afternoon when it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. The plane was found in about 55 feet of water a few miles off shore.
Authorities have also recovered the plane’s flight data recorder and other equipment. It will be turned over to the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the crash.
The plane’s passengers were returning from a charity hunting event in Hyde County. Everyone on board was from North Carolina.
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The pilot and his son lived in Greenville. The others lived in Carteret County, a mostly rural area that includes tourist destinations and the southern edge of the Outer Banks.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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