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Plane crashes in rural Georgia; 2 children among the 5 killed

Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills says no one survived the crash about 100 miles southeast of Atlanta.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the Piper PA31-T was flying from Williston, Florida, to Newcastle, Indiana.

EATONTON, Ga. (The Union-Recorder) — A small plane crashed Friday afternoon in rural Georgia, killing all five people on board, including four members of a Florida family who were traveling to a funeral in Indiana.

Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills says no one survived the crash about 100 miles southeast of Atlanta.

Sills identified the victims as 67-year-old Larry Ray Pruitt, of Morriston, Florida; Shawn Charles Lamont of Gainesville, Florida; his wife Jody Rae Lamont and their two children, 6-year-old Jayce and 4-year-old Alice.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the Piper PA31-T was flying from Williston, Florida, to Newcastle, Indiana.

The FAA is expected to go the crash site Saturday morning to continue the investigation.

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