Coast Guard suspends search for missing plane off Carolina coast

The Coast Guard on Sunday suspended its search for a small airplane that went down off the Atlantic coast midday Thursday while en route from South Carolina to the Bahamas.

The twin-engine plane had five people on board when it disappeared; their identities have not been released. The Coast Guard searched over 3,500 square miles before ending its operation.

"It is with a heavy heart that we suspend our search for the missing aircraft and its five passengers," said Capt. John Reed. "I have spoken with the family of those that were on this plane, and extend my deepest sympathies to them and all those who have been hit by this tragic loss at sea."

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