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Plane crashes in Florida Keys with 2 people on board: deputies

By Aurielle Eady
Published  March 25, 2024 7:49am EDT
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FOX 35 Orlando

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TAVERNIER, Fla. - A small plane crashed in the Florida Keys with two people on board on Sunday afternoon, according to a statement on the Monroe County Sheriff's Office's Facebook page. 

The small ultralight plane crashed shortly after takeoff from the Tavenero airport, a private airport in Tavernier. 

The two people on board are expected to be OK.

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating.