![]() ![]() The FAA investigation into the cause of the crash has to wait on getting the plane to the surface, Lunsford said. State police officials decided to pull the divers at the end of the day Tuesday, but Garcia said officers in both uniform and plainclothes will remain on the site “to see if anything shows up.” In addition, 30 mph winds created choppy waters Tuesday, making conditions hazardous for the divers as waves hit hard against their flat-bottom boat, Garcia said. ![]() The state police dive team members have been working 100 to 200 feet below the surface in extremely cold water. Lake patrol officers subsequently found several packages of cocaine floating on the water. Witnesses reported the plane crashed into the lake, about 100 miles north of Santa Fe, at about 10:30 a.m. The human remains have been turned over to the state Office of the Medical Investigator. Lunsford said no flight plan was filed, and authorities don’t know who was on board and whether there were passengers, as well as a pilot. That debris included membership cards, but Garcia wouldn’t release the names on those cards. “We have been able to retrieve a significant amount of information from the debris we’ve recovered,” he said. Garcia wouldn’t speculate on the purpose of the aircraft’s flight, saying authorities would assume only “that a plane crashed and that there was narcotics aboard it.” State police have “strong leads” about who was on the plane, but aren’t releasing details, he said. ![]()
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