Woman’s Body Found in Water Near Where Small Plane Crashed in Ocean South of San Francisco

Woman’s Body Found in Water Near Where Small Plane Crashed in Ocean South of San Francisco
Half Moon Bay, Calif., on March 1, 2016. John Medina/Getty Images for New York Times
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HALF MOON BAY, Calif.—A woman’s body was found in the water near where a single-engine plane crashed into the ocean off the California coast after witnesses reported it flying erratically, authorities said Monday.

The crash was reported shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday by a 911 caller who said the plane was in obvious distress and appeared to go down toward the water near Half Moon Bay, said Sgt. Philip Hallworth with the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.