Searchers Discover Site of Plane Crash in Venezuela
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CARACAS, Venezuela — Searchers spotted the wreckage of a plane carrying 46 people in the mountains of western Venezuela today.
A firefighter, Sergeant Jhonny Paz, said officials believe there are no survivors and are sending a helicopter back to the zone after a refueling stop.
“The impact was direct. The aircraft is practically pulverized,” he told the Venezuelan television station Globovision.
