Plane Crashes; UM Transplant Team On Board

[Bozita]

Source: WDIV Detroit


Plane Crashes; UM Transplant Team On Board

Plane Bound For Michigan Crashes Into Lake Michigan

POSTED: 5:57 pm EDT June 4, 2007
UPDATED: 8:01 pm EDT June 4, 2007


MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- A small, corporate-sized plane bound for Willow Run Airport crashed into Lake Michigan Monday afternoon.


Coast Guard Petty Officer David Warfel said the Milwaukee Police Department notified the Coast Guard that a plane was missing around 4 p.m., just five minutes after takeoff.

Warfel said the Coast Guard found the plane about 20 minutes later -- about a mile east of McKinley Marina.

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Bob Paige, president of Toy Air, based in Southfield, Mich., confirms the plane did belong to his company. He said he was told the plane was carrying an organ transplant team from the University of Michigan.

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Read more: http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/13441002/detail.html

[Berry Cool]

1. Oh no.

And no doubt they needed to get to where they were going right away.

How awful, for all involved.

[Olney Blue]

2. I hope the team and crew survived.

[HereSince1628]

3. Nope. Appaerntly no one survived

[shraby]

4. Lake Michigan is pretty cold this time of year.

If they did survive the crash, hypothermia would get them pretty fast.

[Danmel]

5. That is just awful

What a tragedy for all involved.

Sympathy to the families of the plane crew, the medical team, the organ donor and the intended recipient. One of my dearest friends died when she was only 30 waiting for a heart and lung transplant. This is very sad.

[notadmblnd]

6. I imagine the lakes were rough

lots of storms here today. The Great Lakes can be as dangerous as any ocean in a storm. It just a shame.

[LisaL]

7. How sad.

[aquart]

8. Damn.

[karlrschneider]

9. Woah. The citation is one of the most dependable planes in the world.

I can't imagine what happened. :eyes: