2 dead after plane crashes near popular hiking area in Georgia park, officials say
Update: Two people are confirmed dead after a plane crashed near a popular hiking area in Alpharetta on Monday, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
“At this time, we can confirm that, after an extensive search of the area, no survivors were located,” the agency said in a statement Wednesday, Nov. 2.
Authorities have not released the victims’ identities.
Original story continues below.
One person was killed in a small plane crash near a popular Atlanta-area hiking trail, Georgia authorities said.
The twin-engine Beechcraft G58 went down just before 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, in Rock Mill Park near the Big Creek Greenway in Alpharetta, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and local police.
Authorities said the plane was approaching the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport when it crashed. There were two people on board.
Police haven’t identified the person who was killed, and the condition of the second person was not known as of Tuesday, Nov. 1.
Drivers were advised to avoid the area near Kimball Bridge Road at North Point Parkway as officers worked the scene, police said. Big Creek Greenway remained closed for much of Monday afternoon.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.
Alpharetta is about 30 miles north of downtown Atlanta.
This story was originally published November 1, 2022 at 10:17 AM with the headline "2 dead after plane crashes near popular hiking area in Georgia park, officials say."