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By
Associated Press
.
Published: Tue, January 29, 2008 - 10:16 am
ultralight aircraft crashed in rural Escambia County late Sunday
afternoon.
Escambia County Sheriff Grover Smith said 21-year-old Chris
Vanree of Poarch was in the ultralight when it crashed into a
remote airfield while attempting to land.
Witnesses said the aircraft went down at about 5 p.m. near the
McCullough community, located north of Poarch.
Smith said Vanree was airlifted to a Pensacola, Florida,
hospital where he died.
The crash is under investigation.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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