***Update at 3:20 p.m. On 09/05/09 Names Of Deceased In Crash Released***
Marine Unit Deputies Respond To Ultra Light Plane Crash In Boca Ciega Bay; Two Persons Deceased
Release Number: 09-214
Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
Patrol Operations Bureau
-Marine Unit
Madeira Beach Fire Rescue
Federal Aviation Administration F.A.A.
Deceased: two males - Release of names is pending notification of next of kin.
Dennis S. O'Neill (Witness)
DOB: 11/20/1958
Address: 401 150th Avenue # 262, Madeira Beach
What: Marine Unit deputies have responded to an ultra light plane crash that occurred in Boca Ciega Bay. Two males are confirmed dead. The bodies have have both been recovered. The FAA will conduct the investigation.
Where: The crash occurred in Boca Ciega Bay in Madeira Beach. The staging area was designated as 299 Boca Ciega Drive, Madeira Beach.
When: The crash occurred at about 9:39 a.m. on Saturday, September, 5, 2009.
How/Why: ***Update at 3:20 p.m. on Saturday, September 5, 2009 - Names of deceased in plane crash released***
Update begins:
Deputies have made notification of next of kin and have released the names of the two deceased males in the ultra-light plane crash. They are:
Mark Joseph Young (Deceased - Pilot)
DOB: 11/18/1982
Address: 718 Roanoke Street, Dunedin
Robert E. McLarty (Deceased -Passenger)
DOB: 12/07/1964
Address: 1326 Timber Ridge Loop North, Lakeland
***Update Ends***
Marine Unit deputies have responded to an ultra light plane crash that occurred in Boca Ciega Bay. Two males are confirmed dead. The crash occurred at about 9:39 a.m. on Saturday, September, 5, 2009.
Witnesses who were aboard a boat on Boca Ciega Bay told deputies that they heard a "popping" sound in the sky. When they looked up they saw the plane, which appeared to be about 300 feet in the air, take a nose dive into the water.
Deputies say that one of the persons aboard the boat, identified as 50-year-old Dennis S. O'Neill, jumped into the water and was able to cut one of the person's aboard the plane free.
One of the bodies was recovered by Sheriff's Office Marine Unit deputies. The second was recovered by Madeira Beach Fire Rescue.
Their identities will be released once notification of next of kin has been made.
Deputies say the ultra-light flight originated in Lake Seminole.
From here, the investigation will be turned over to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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