One dead from aircraft crash near Jacks Valley Road in northern Douglas County
UPDATE: 1:48PM: The Douglas County Sheriff's Office confirms at least one person has died in a small plane crash in the area of Hobo Hot Springs west of U.S. Highway 395 and south of Plymouth Drive in northern Douglas County.
The wreckage of a Piper PA-34 Seneca aircraft was located by search crews with the East Fork Fire Protection District and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office at about 12:20 p.m. Monday.
The initial report of a downed aircraft came in at around 11:30 a.m. Monday morning, and emergency crews were dispatched to the scene.
The plane's wreckage contains the body of at least one deceased person, DCSO reports.
Release of the person's identity is being withheld at this time pending pending positive identification and notification of next of kin.
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Emergency search crews with the East Fork Fire Protection District and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office are on scene Monday of a small plane crash east of Jacks Valley Road.
The aircraft has been located in the area of Hobo Hot Springs Road, west of U.S. Highway 395, according to East Fork officials.
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