Coast Guard suspends search for missing plane with 6 onboard
Coast Guard Capt. Michael Mullen answers questions at Burke Lakefront Airport, on Dec. 30, 2016, in Cleveland. The Coast Guard said there's been no sign of debris or of those aboard a plane that took off from the airport on the shores of Lake Erie and went missing late Thursday night.
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By MARK GILLISPIE | Associated Press | Published: December 31, 2016
CLEVELAND — The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday suspended its search for an airplane that was carrying a beverage distribution company executive and five other people when it vanished over Lake Erie shortly after takeoff from the city's lakeshore airport.
The Coast Guard said it would step aside to allow Cleveland to begin recovery efforts of the plane and the victims.
"The decision to suspend a search is never easy," Capt. Michael Mullen, chief of response for the Coast Guard 9th District, said in a statement. "I extend my deepest condolences to the family and friends of those who lost loved ones during this tragedy."
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