Gulf of Mexico plane crash kills 2 near Venice Airport

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[{"selector":"#anim-b273fd92-0851-406b-951b-53316c1d9ecb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-51.74672510595523%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dfa3a562-0fe4-453b-8ea8-95d49e3c247f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Two men died in a plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico near Venice Airport.

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[{"selector":"#anim-d3eecd02-252d-4df4-9d33-afe780dfd555 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-56.4878370140535%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-17df26bf-6bc0-4d51-9501-7173975583b3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] In December 2022, a similar fatal crash occurred at the same airport, killing a family of three.

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[{"selector":"#anim-4fa54478-36de-4349-a6f0-26da3ce07726 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-53.74298275147028%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e020c0a3-71d1-47b2-b3c0-80d1aafbf279","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The pilot in the December 2022 crash was identified as Christian Kath, 42, of St. Petersburg.