6 French tourists on plane that crashed into Lake Powell, killing 2 and injuring 5

A small airplane that plunged right into a lake that straddles the Arizona-Utah state line, killing two individuals and injuring 5, was carrying six French vacationers plus a pilot, authorities mentioned Tuesday.

Kane County Sheriff’s officers in Utah mentioned witnesses reported seeing the airplane out of Web page crash into Lake Powell close to Face Canyon shortly earlier than 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

Federal Aviation Administration officers mentioned in a press release that the pilot of the single-engine Cessna 207 reported an engine drawback earlier than the airplane went down.

The airplane was positioned in 120 ft of water and Kane County authorities mentioned two individuals died within the submerged plane.

Utah Division of Public Security divers had been making an attempt to recuperate the our bodies, in response to sheriff’s officers. The names of the useless and injured have not been launched but.

Authorities mentioned the pilot and witnesses had been capable of get 4 passengers out of the water and into boats after the crash.

They mentioned three passengers suffered critical accidents and had been airlifted to St. George Regional Hospital, whereas two individuals with minor accidents had been transported by boat to Antelope Marina after which taken to Web page Hospital.

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the reason for the crash.

The water ranges at Lake Powell, the nation’s second-largest synthetic reservoir, are at their lowest ever and are getting perilously near reaching “useless pool standing,” the U.N. mentioned earlier this month. The final time the lake was full was in 1999, however the water is dozens of ft decrease than it was simply final 12 months.