Two dead after small plane crashes in the Everglades

Florida police are still investigating the crash of a small plane that crashed in the Everglades near Alligator Alley, killing two people.

According toLocal 10 News The wreckage of the small plane was located near mile marker 28, about four miles west of US 27.

The plane, typeCessna SkyhawkTuesday, in a maneuver in which it was in the air for about 15 minutes before contact was lost, Broward Sheriff's Fire Department officials said.

The data fromFlightAware They point out that it took off from North Perry Airport, in the city of Pembroke Pines, five miles west of the central business district of Hollywood, in Broward County.

Prior to finding the wreckage of the plane, the authorities had been notified of the pilot's disappearance.

Last October,A man was also stranded for several hours in the Everglades, after his small plane crashed in the wetland.

The pilot only suffered minor injuries to one leg, although he had to wait 8 hours for rescue teams.

Another accident involving a small plane occurred last November, whenA man survived his plane falling into the water three miles north of Marathon, Florida.

The Coast Guard, along with partner agencies and a man who was sailing, acted immediately to remove the sole occupant of the small plane from the cabin.