Croatia Plane Tragedy
Four Dead as Small Plane Crashes in Croatia's Istria; Two Still Missing
A small plane crashed on Thursday in Croatia’s northwestern Istria region near the Adriatic town of Medulin, killing several people, local and state reports said. Police said four people were confirmed dead, while rescue teams were still searching for two others missing from the crash. The incident occurred in the Campanoz area around 11:20 a.m. local time, and emergency services including medical teams, firefighters, and police responded at the scene. Media reports said the aircraft departed from Germany. Police officials said an investigation into the cause is underway.
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Istrian police spokesperson Alen Pačić said: “All emergency services, including medical teams, firefighters, and police, are currently on the ground taking all necessary measures within their jurisdiction,” as the search continued for the missing people.
A Reuters report cited by News.az pegged the crash time at about 11:20 a.m. local time (0920 GMT) in the Campanoz area, giving the incident a specific UTC timestamp beyond the local time mentioned in the summary.
Police provided the death toll wording in a statement, saying: “According to currently available information four people have died” in the crash near Medulin.
Multiple reports noted that Istrian police were not immediately available for comment at the time of reporting, with one account stating: “No one from the Istrian police was immediately available to comment.”
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