Coast Guard Plucks 10 From Sea After Plane Crash Off Melbourne

Ten people are alive today after the U.S. Coast Guard pulled them from the Atlantic on Tuesday, when a plane went down roughly eight miles off the coast of Melbourne, Florida. All survivors were taken to emergency medical services for evaluation, and officials have not yet said what caused the crash. Authorities reported that the aircraft had departed from the Bahamas and that an investigation is underway.

According to CBS12, the Coast Guard confirmed that all 10 people were rescued from the water and transported to EMS for further assessment. An agency official described the investigation as active and did not immediately release details about the passengers or the type of aircraft involved.

Rescue and response

Coast Guard watchstanders are the ones who coordinate search and rescue missions when trouble hits offshore, mobilizing both air and surface crews to reach people in the water. As described by the U.S. Coast Guard, those crews frequently work with local and federal partners to get survivors back to shore and into medical care as quickly as possible.

Investigation underway

The National Transportation Safety Board is the independent federal agency responsible for investigating civil aviation accidents in the United States and may take part in determining what went wrong in this case. The agency, and other partners to collect evidence, reconstruct what happened, typically teams up with the FAA, the Coast Guard, and other partners to collect evidence, reconstruct what happened, and issue safety recommendations. Officials have said the probe into Tuesday’s crash is active.

CBS12 reports that the story is still developing and will be updated as more details are released. Authorities are asking anyone with information that could help investigators to contact local law enforcement or the Coast Guard.