Missing family found - tried to flee from Ivan

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Missing family found - tried to flee from Ivan

#1 Postby alicia-w » Tue Oct 05, 2004 7:52 am

They found the plane of the Pensacola-area family that was trying to evacuate from Ivan in Mississippi. Sadly, the family was inside and there are no survivors.

See http://www.weartv.com for details.
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#2 Postby mascpa » Tue Oct 05, 2004 8:05 am

So sad.
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#3 Postby alicia-w » Tue Oct 05, 2004 8:16 am

Not to harp on the father but he broke two of the cardinal rules:

He didnt file a flight plan

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He didnt tell anyone where they were going.

Sad and totally unnecessary deaths. Especially those kids. :cry:
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#4 Postby Mattie » Tue Oct 05, 2004 8:59 am

Agreed Alicia - I posted the same sentiment when this story first broke. There is absolutely no excuse for negligence. The flip side of that being "maybe there was a plane malfunction and if he had filed a flight plan, told people where he was going, the outcome may have still been the same."

Too many "ifs" I guess. If he had told someone where they were headed, the search may not have taken a week.

Tragic, Tragic, Tragic.
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#5 Postby GalvestonDuck » Tue Oct 05, 2004 9:16 am

Thanks for the update. I just searched for this yesterday and still found no new news.

So tragic. :(
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#6 Postby cape_escape » Tue Oct 05, 2004 9:19 am

How horrible! At least they were found so now the family can have closure.
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#7 Postby yzerfan » Tue Oct 05, 2004 9:55 am

PNJ article:

http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/news/html/4DEA53D0-EB4A-498C-9045-ABC6F5909DAC.shtml
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