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One Person Killed In Wellington Plane Crash

WEST PALM BEACH (CBSMiami) - One person was killed when a single engine plane crashed into a Wellington lake.

The crash happened just before 1 p.m. near Greenbriar Boulevard in Aero Club, a private aeronautical community.

Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies and paramedics raced to the scene after receiving word that a plane had gone down.

Chopper 4 over the scene found the plane partially submerged at the edge of a lake, its tail above the water line.

Police have not identified the person who died. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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