Coast Guard continues to search for downed aircraft 110 miles east of Charleston

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 10/26/2018 03:17 PM EDT

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U.S. Coast Guard 7th District PA Detachment Jacksonville
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Coast Guard continues to search for downed aircraft 110 miles east of Charleston

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard is continuing to search Friday for a downed aircraft approximately 110 miles east of Charleston.

As of 12 p.m., Coast Guard crews have searched approximately 2,600 square miles.

The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) notified Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders Thursday of a civilian aircraft emergency at 11:33 a.m. The Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center received a report from the aircraft of an in-flight emergency, lost contact on radar and notified the AFRCC. The aircraft, a Piper PA-31, was leaving from South Carolina to the Bahamas.

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