An American man and his two daughters were among four people killed Thursday when a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff from a Caribbean island, authorities said.
The deadly crash happened in the waters off Bequia, a small island that's part of the southern Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Authorities said the single-engine aircraft took off from J.F. Mitchell Airport shortly after 12 p.m. local time and was headed to nearby St. Lucia when tragedy stuck.
"Moments after taking off, the aircraft experienced difficulties and plummeted into the ocean," the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force said in a statement.
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