7 Believed Killed in Saturday Plane Crash in Nevada
Authorities said they may be able to confirm today the number of people killed in the fiery crash of a private plane en route from Las Vegas to Southern California.
Seven people were believed killed based on evidence at the scene and contact with friends and relatives of those apparently on the plane, Ron Flud, Clark County coroner, said Monday afternoon.
“We just won’t know for sure until we check dental records, etc.,” Flud said.
Flud said the victims were all adults. He said all appeared to be from Southern California, “Torrance, El Toro, that area.”
The crash occurred Saturday night, just minutes after the plane left McCarran International Airport here on a flight to Torrance. The accident site was in the foothills of Mt. Potosi, 12 miles southwest of Las Vegas.
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