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Business Jet Out Of Lubbock Crashes In Georgia, Killing At Least 1 Person 

THOMSON, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say at least one person has been killed in the crash of a business jet in east Georgia.

The Augusta Chronicle reports that the plane went down Tuesday morning in a field in the Thomson area. McDuffie County sheriff's Maj. Ronnie Williamson says deputies were notified of a missing plane around 6:30 a.m. He said they searched the area and found the wreckage in the field. Williamson says the plane appeared to have been heading to Thomson-McDuffie County Airport. The FAA says it was coming from Lubbock, Texas.

Williamson confirmed that it was a fatal crash, but didn't specify how many people were on board or died.

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