NATIONAL BRIEFING / NEW YORK
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A small plane plunged into the Mohawk River with three people aboard, and at least two were found dead, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said.
The Piper Cherokee went down near Scotia around 2:30 p.m., shortly after taking off from the nearby Mohawk Valley Airport, FAA spokesman Jim Peters said. Scotia is about 20 miles northwest of Albany.
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