Seven presumed dead after plane crashes into Tennessee lake in US
All seven people aboard a small plane were presumed dead after it crashed shortly after takeoff into a lake outside Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, authorities said.
The plane, a Cessna Citation 501, crashed into Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna, Tennessee, at about 11 a.m. local time, shortly after it had taken off from Smyrna Airport, south of Nashville.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that seven people had been on board.
Ashley McDonald, a spokesperson for the Rutherford County government in Tennessee, identified those on board as William J. Lara, Gwen S. Lara, Jennifer J. Martin, David L. Martin, Jessica Walters, Jonathan Walters and Brandon Hannah — all of Brentwood, Tennessee.
