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2 killed after U.S.-registered private jet crashes in Dominican Republic
The jet declared an emergency shortly after takeoff, and investigators are probing the cause after both U.S. crew members died.
- A private plane crashed Sunday near La Romana in the Dominican Republic, killing the pilot and co-pilot, both U.S. citizens, according to the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation.
- The aircraft had departed Puerto Rico and refueled in the Dominican Republic before heading to Texas to retrieve former MLB legend Yadier Molina, a Puerto Rican catcher who spent 19 years with the St. Louis Cardinals.
- Shortly after takeoff from the Dominican Republic, the pilot and co-pilot reported an emergency and attempted to return to the airport, though the cause of the crash remains unknown.
- Dominican agencies launched an investigation into the incident while the two crew members remained unidentified; the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation confirmed both were U.S. citizens.
- Authorities continue investigating as the cause of the crash remains undetermined. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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