Tuesday, November 27 2012 7:29 AM EST2012-11-27 12:29:52 GMT
Dispatchers with DPS have confirmed a plane has reportedly crashed in the area of Cheeseland Road in Cherokee County around 10 p.m.More >>
Dispatchers with DPS have confirmed a plane has reportedly crashed in the area of Cheeseland Road in Cherokee County around 10 p.m.More >>
WELLS, TX (KTRE) -
First responders scrambled to find the crash site of a small plane late Monday night in Cherokee County.
As the rain and lightning continued, more crews from all over the Deep East Texas searched for a downed aircraft from Houston that disappeared from radar.
Teenagers from Wells eventually led authorities to the site after they went looking for the plane in a patch of wooded land near their house.
Wesley Mills said his friends ventured out into the rain after noticing something in the sky. "One of my friends went outside and was like 'the sky's on fire. Nobody was really paying attention to him at first but then we all went outside and sure enough something was falling from the sky."
The group eventually located the wreckage using the light from cell phones, according to Billy Dyson. "We walked past the little light over there to the right and we were going to keep going and we all stopped and looked back and there was a big fire over there. So we took off running as fast as we could and there was a plane crash right there."
Sarah Benton also joined in the search. "It was mostly just the outline of a plane. You could see where the propeller was and where it was facing. Everything was melted down."
This is a night these teenagers said they will never forget.
"It hurt, you know what I'm saying because it's somebody's life that is probably gone, you know you found it but you just think about their family. It's weird," said Mills.
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A district judge signed Thursday an order giving control of Aspen Power to its investors.The move is the latest in an effort to foreclose on the company, which was run by Danny Vines.The U.S. Bank andMore >>
A district judge signed Thursday an order giving control of Aspen Power to its investors.More >>
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She's soft, sweet and deserving of a loving home. This is Molly. She's a 2-year-old black and white Border Collie. She's got a great personality that will fit in with any family. Director of the WinnieMore >>
She's soft, sweet and deserving of a loving home.
This is Molly. She's a 2-year-old black and white Border Collie.More >>
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The Nacogdoches Restaurant and Bar Association says it's high time a Prohibition-era ordinance is off the books in the oldest town in Texas. Members and a whole lot of patrons want to eliminate the needMore >>
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The couple partnered with Relationships for Christ Ministries, to start Project Samuel in Zambia. More >>
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During a motion hearing Thursday, Judge Campbell Cox denied a request to lower the bail for the former Nacogdoches Independent School District substitute teacher who was indicted on five felony chargesMore >>
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© debris pile at crash site
© from Left to Right: Sarah Benton, Billy Dyson, Wesley Mills. The three teenagers led authorities to the crash site.
