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10 June 2011
Last updated at 13:34 ET
A brother and sister from Scotland have been killed in a light plane crash in central Florida.
It is understood Carly Beattie, 21, was piloting the Cessna 152 that crashed on Thursday in a remote swampy area near Blue Cypress Lake.
Her brother, 24-year-old Daniel Beattie, was a passenger. The wreckage was discovered early on Friday.
Authorities in Florida said the pair, from the Edinburgh area, were visiting Merritt Island with their parents.
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman confirmed that two British nationals had been killed in Florida.
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Reports from the US said the plane had nosedived and hit a tree.
In a statement, Sheriff Deryl Loar, from Indian River Country in Florida, said: "The siblings and their parents were visiting from Scotland and staying in Merritt Island.
"Due to outstanding cell phone tower analysis by BCSO Agent Hart, Brevard County Sheriff's Office was able to pinpoint the cell phone tower where the victim's cell phone was receiving a signal.
"It was determined that the cell phone was receiving a signal in a wooded area near Yeehaw Junction and Blue Cypress Lake in Indian River County.
"With the assistance of Osceola County Sheriff's Office and Indian River County Sheriff's Office, the airplane was located where it had crashed in a wooded area within two miles from the cell phone tower.
"Both pilot and passenger were found deceased."
A spokeswoman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: "We can confirm the deaths of two British nationals in Florida following a plane crash on June 9. Our consulate in Orlando are in touch with next of kin and are offering consular support at this extremely difficult time."
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It is understood Carly Beattie, 21, was piloting the Cessna 152 that crashed on Thursday in a remote swampy area near Blue Cypress Lake.
Her brother, 24-year-old Daniel Beattie, was a passenger. The wreckage was discovered early on Friday.
Authorities in Florida said the pair, from the Edinburgh area, were visiting Merritt Island with their parents.
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman confirmed that two British nationals had been killed in Florida.
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Both pilot and passenger were found deceased”
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Sheriff Deryl Loar
Reports from the US said the plane had nosedived and hit a tree.
In a statement, Sheriff Deryl Loar, from Indian River Country in Florida, said: "The siblings and their parents were visiting from Scotland and staying in Merritt Island.
"Due to outstanding cell phone tower analysis by BCSO Agent Hart, Brevard County Sheriff's Office was able to pinpoint the cell phone tower where the victim's cell phone was receiving a signal.
"It was determined that the cell phone was receiving a signal in a wooded area near Yeehaw Junction and Blue Cypress Lake in Indian River County.
"With the assistance of Osceola County Sheriff's Office and Indian River County Sheriff's Office, the airplane was located where it had crashed in a wooded area within two miles from the cell phone tower.
"Both pilot and passenger were found deceased."
A spokeswoman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: "We can confirm the deaths of two British nationals in Florida following a plane crash on June 9. Our consulate in Orlando are in touch with next of kin and are offering consular support at this extremely difficult time."
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