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Coast Guard Resumes Search for Missing Plane
Plane took off from Vancouver, reported missing by Astoria
The Coast Guard Thursday morning resumed its search for a plane that went missing off the coast of Astoria Wednesday night.
The plane, which had taken off from Pearson Field in Vancouver, was reported missing around 8:30PM.
The Columbian reports that former Vancouver City Commissioner John McKibbin and a woman were last seen at the Airfield Wednesday afternoon headed for the mouth of the Columbia near Astoria.
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The search was suspended around 45 minutes later due to bad visibility.
#USCG search efforts of reported plane crash in Astoria, Ore., remain open but suspended due to poor visibility, will resume at first light.
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There were two people aboard the plane.
KOIN reports that there were reports that the plane had crashed near Pier 39.
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