Passenger falls out of plane into ocean over Miami area

Originally published on November 15, 2013 A man fell out of a private plane in midair with no parachute into the ocean near Miami on Thursday (November 14). The incident took place about 13 km southeast of Tamiami Airport and 3 km from the shore. The pilot of a Piper PA46 private plane sent an emergency call to Miami Terminal Radar Approach Control at 1:30 p.m., reporting that the passenger of the plane had opened the door and fell out of the plane. It was not clear whether the passenger accidentally fell out of the plane or deliberately jumped. According to the Los Angeles Times, the passenger and the pilot were the only people on board the plane. Police did not disclose the names of the passenger and the pilot. A search for the passenger conducted by Miami-Dade police, fire rescue and the U.S. Coast Guard began on Thursday afternoon in the area off the shores of Key Biscayne but was without success. The search was temporarily halted but is expected to resume on Friday morning. It was reported that the pilot has been cooperating with police and remained at the airport for hours. Homicide detectives are also investigating the incident, but there has not been any indication of foul play. ----------------------------------------­­---------------------------------------­-­---------------- Next Animation Studio’s News Direct service provides daily, high-quality, informative 3D news animations that fill in for missing footage and help viewers understand breaking news stories or in-depth features on science, technology, and health. Sign up for a free trial of News Direct's news animations at http://newsdirect.nextanimationstudio.com/trial/ To subscribe to News Direct or for more info, please visit: http://newsdirect.nextanimationstudio.com