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Small Aircraft Crash In Marathon Leaves 1 Dead

MARATHON (CBSMiami) – The Monroe County Sheriff's Office reports one person is dead after a small aircraft crashed into an unoccupied house in Marathon.

According to investigators, the single-engine plane went into an ocean-side home on 76th Street at around 5:10 p.m.

Marathon Plane Crash
Marathon Fire Rescue putting out the fire. (Source: Monroe County Sheriff's Office)

The accident caused a fire to breakout, which has been extinguished at this time.

Still no word on how many people were aboard the aircraft at the time of the crash.

Investigators did find a parachute at the residence where the aircraft went down.

Marathon Plane Crash
Parachute found at the crash site. (Source: Monroe County Sheriff's Office)

No one on the ground was injured.

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