The World : Fiji Crash Toll: 5 Americans
The toll of Americans killed when their plane crashed on approach to Nadi International Airport in Fiji rose to five, the U.S. Embassy said. Three of them were identified as Lawrence Dame, 62, of Deerfield Beach, Fla.; his wife Roberta, 61, and their daughter Sandra, 28, of Delray Beach, Fla. Kenneth von Drasek, 48, of Valdez, Ala., also wa1931504489victim was withheld pending notification of relatives. Six other people were killed when the Fiji-owned, 18-seat Sunflower Airlines plane missed the runway and crashed Saturday.
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