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Plane with 10 people missing in Chile
SANTIAGO, Chile
Sat, Jun 7, 2008
A small airplane carrying 10 people is missing after taking off from an airport in southern Chile, officials said Saturday.
The Cessna 208 Caravan took off Saturday afternoon from the Puerto Montt airport, 650 miles south of Santiago, en route to the southern town of La Junta in Aysen region, said Air Force Gen. Hugo Pena.
The plane, which was carrying nine Chilean passengers and a pilot, was to have arrived in La Junta at 3 p.m. and was declared missing four hours later, Pena said.
It took off under poor weather conditions, including strong wind and rain.
The plane belongs to Patagonia Airlines, a small regional airline.
Police were searching the ground for signs of the plane. An air search was temporarily called off because of darkness, but was to resume Sunday.