"A small turboprop plane on a hurricane relief mission to Jamaica crashed Monday morning into a pond in a gated residential neighborhood of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs, killing two people shortly after takeoff and narrowly missing homes, authorities and a local resident said. The Coral Springs police department confirmed the deaths in a statement Monday afternoon. But police did not provide further details about the occupants of the plane and did not immediately return messages seeking more details."
"Kenneth DeTrolio told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that he and his wife were in their home when the plane crashed through their back yard, destroying his fence and toppling palm trees before hitting the water. He said the impact left debris scattered across his yard and that his pool and back porch were contaminated with spilled fuel. The fuel smell was so strong inside his home that it took a few hours to dissipate, he added."
A small turboprop on a hurricane relief mission to Jamaica crashed into a retention pond in a gated Coral Springs neighborhood shortly after takeoff, killing two people. Emergency crews arrived within minutes and shifted from rescue to recovery after initial searches found no victims. Divers entered the water and followed a debris trail to the pond. The crash destroyed a backyard fence, toppled palm trees and scattered debris; spilled fuel contaminated a pool and back porch and left a strong odor inside a nearby home. Police maintained a significant presence while investigators collected evidence.
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