The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Recovery efforts were continuing Wednesday at the site of a plane crash on Catalina Island that killed all five people on board.The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Avalon Station said it received a 911 SOS emergency notification from a cell phone that stated its user may have been involved in a collision with possible injuries.The twin-engine Beechcraft 95 crashed shortly after it departed from Catalina Airport in Avalon around 8 p.m.
The wreckage of the aircraft was located about a mile west of the airport.Five adults, including the pilot, were declared dead at the scene. Their identities were not immediately released.The recovery operation was suspended late Tuesday night due to visibility issues, but efforts resumed Wednesday after daybreak.The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board.
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