U.s. Coast Guard Search For 1 After Small Airplane Crashes In Northern California

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for 1 personification aft a mini craft they were connected collapsed successful Monterey, California, connected Saturday night.

The Coast Guard received a notification astatine astir 10:55 p.m. that a twin-engine Beechcraft pinch 3 group aboard collapsed astir 300 yards distant from nan Point Pinos Lighthouse disconnected nan Pacific Coast. The craft primitively took disconnected from San Carlos Airport successful San Mateo County.

"Station Monterey launched a 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew, which arrived connected segment astir 15 minutes aft notification," nan Coast Guard said successful a news release. "Watchstanders astatine Coast Guard Sector San Francisco besides coordinated nan motorboat of an Air Station San Francisco MH-65 Dolphin chopper aerial crew."

Two of nan 3 group were recovered "unresponsive," nan Coast Guard said, not specifying nan meaning of unresponsive successful this case.

The hunt continues for nan remaining person, nan Coast Guard said. Local agencies, including nan Pacific Grove Police Department, Monterey Fire Department and San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, are assisting successful nan search.

"Currently this is an progressive investigation, truthful we are not releasing accusation astatine this time," Pacific Grove constabulary told NBC News.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating nan origin of nan crash. It did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.