The NTSB confirms plane wreckage has been located off the coast of Jacksonville near the Mayport Jetties.
Action News Jax reproter Christy Turner has the latest on recovering the wreckage on CBS47 at 5 p.m. REFRESH to watch the latest newscast LIVE:
JSO confirms its dive team is assisting NTSB in the operation.
An Action News Jax source says the wreckage is that of a plane that crashed off the coast of Jacksonville in December.
Sky Action News Jax is over the scene near the Mayport Jetties, where a dive team and mobile command unit responded.
Action News Jax reporter Christy Turner saw the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Dive Team had several units in the area, and two JSO boats tied to the dock.
JSO’s Dive Team suiting up near the Morningstar Marina in Mayport. An @ActionNewsJax source says this is in connection with the plane crash in December two miles East of the St. Johns River inlet. Working to confirm. pic.twitter.com/ucScoj1J7m
— Christy Turner (@ChristyANJax) February 5, 2019
Authorities say a father and son were on board a plane on Dec. 20 traveling from Orlando to New Jersey when it went down in severe weather.
Investigators initially believed the plane crashed off the coast of Ponte Vedra but later said it went down off the coast of Mayport.
Action News Jax is working to figure out if weather played a factor in the crash.
The NTSB said it cannot confirm the wreckage found Tuesday is the missing plane.
Action News Jax has reached out to multiple agencies, including JSO, the Coast Guard and the Federal Aviation Administration.
JSO will only tell me it’s assisting NTSB, which is the lead on the investigation. pic.twitter.com/lnuVUV42F4
— Christy Turner (@ChristyANJax) February 5, 2019
JSO will only tell me it’s assisting NTSB, which is the lead on the investigation. pic.twitter.com/lnuVUV42F4
— Christy Turner (@ChristyANJax) February 5, 2019
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