Rescuers resume search for plane's pilot today at High Rock

18.05.12

By Nathan Hardin and Mark Wineka

nhardin@salisburypost.com

Two people from Michigan died when their small airplane crashed into High Rock Lake shortly after taking off Friday afternoon from Davidson County Airport, authorities said.

The body of a woman was recovered. Divers were in the water searching for the body of the male pilot, but a heavy fog that rolled in early Friday evening forced authorities to suspend recovery efforts until 9 a.m. today.

“Out in the main channel, it’s zero visibility,” said Coyt Karriker, chief of the Rowan Rescue Squad. “It’s not safe to have boats or divers out there.”

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board will join local authorities today.

Bob Carrothers, a line technician at the airport, said a single-engine Cessna Columbia 350 departed the airport about 1:15 p.m. It had originated in Commerce Township, Mich. and stayed overnight in Davidson, where its pilot was conducting business, before leaving for Florida on Friday, he said.

Source: Salisbury Post