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Siskiyou County Sheriff says pilot of missing plane found deceased


Siskiyou County Sheriff says missing Cessna may have been found (Photos Courtesy Siskiyou County Sheriff and Bushling Family)
Siskiyou County Sheriff says missing Cessna may have been found (Photos Courtesy Siskiyou County Sheriff and Bushling Family)
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UPDATE: According to a Facebook post by the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, their investigators have positively identified the plane crash victim as Mr. William Bushling. His family has been notified.

A plane that vanished in Northern California on Wednesday may have been found.

According to a Facebook post by the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, a man believes he found the black Cessna that was reported missing when it failed to arrive at its intended destination of Orland, Ca.

Police say the aircraft took off heading south from Ashland around 9:00 am on Wednesday morning. The Trinity County Sheriff’s Office reportedly received a request for emergency landing from the pilot, 71-year-old William Bushling, but the plane never arrived. According to officials, the pilot’s cell phone last pinged a tower in the area of Highway 89 and Interstate 5 just northeast of Dunsmuir around 8:00 pm Wednesday night.

According to the Facebook post, Search and Rescue officials are currently searching the area where the plane was located.

This is a continuing story, check back for updates.

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