Corporate Jet Crashes After Takeoff in Maine
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A corporate jet with two people aboard crashed into the woods in a rural area Friday evening shortly after taking off from the Augusta State Airport, police said.
Searchers with a local fire department were at the crash site about a mile off of High Street, but the fate of the occupants wasn't known, said Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine State Police.
The plane took off as a winter storm with a mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain was moving across the state.
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Troopers, sheriff's deputies and game wardens were making their way to the crash site to assist, McCausland said.
The FAA did not immediately return phone calls for more information.