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Private plane carrying two people ditches into English Channel

RobitTV · 2011-11-12 20:24:10

A wife has been rescued after a private plane crashed into the English Channel just off the coast of Guernsey but her husband is still missing. The woman has been airlifted to Cherbourg hospital, in France, while the search continues for the other person - believed to be her husband. Guernsey Coastguard said the woman was…

12-11-2011 08:24PM

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A wife has been rescued after a private plane crashed into the English Channel just off the coast of Guernsey but her husband is still missing.

The woman has been airlifted to Cherbourg hospital, in France, while the search continues for the other person - believed to be her husband.

Guernsey Coastguard said the woman was found on a liferaft by a Russian merchant ship, the Jork Rider, which responded to a mayday call.

The British Ministry of Defence said HMS Tyne, a river class offshore patrol vessel, is also being used because of its night vision capabilities.

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