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Released: January 17, 2014 - Friday, 04:43 PM

Search and Recovery Operation

Contact: Tony CipollaPhone: (805) 781 4547Date and time of incident: 1-17-14Place of Occurrence: Off the coast of OceanoVictim Information: N/ASuspect Information: N/AMembers of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Dive Team conducted another search and recovery mission for a plane that crashed off the coast of Oceano on 1-14-14. For the past four days, the Sheriff's Dive Team and Marine Enforcement Division have been searching the area where the plane went down. Using sonar equipment, they are trying to locate the plane and potentially any bodies from the crash site. On 1-17-14, Dive Team members searched several areas where sonar indicated there might be a potential find but they were unsuccessful in their attempts. The search will continue into the weekend where they will conduct additional sonar and scanning operations.