Air Niugini Plane Crash Leaves 1 Person Dead, Officials Say

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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One person has been confirmed dead after a plane crashed into a Pacific lagoon in Micronesia, according to reports on Sept. 30.

Air Niugini, the airliner, said that all 47 passengers and crew members survived the incident on Sept. 28. Air Niugini chief executive Tahawar Durrani, however, later said that a man’s body was found by divers in the lagoon on Sept. 30, according to The Associated Press.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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