MELBOURNE, Fla. – The U.S. Coast Guard jumped into action on Tuesday afternoon after a plane crashed near Melbourne, according to USCG officials.
In a release, the agency announced that C-27 had been launched to search for the aircraft, while came down around 80 miles off Melbourne.
“Reportedly, all 10 people are accounted for & are being brought to EMS for further eval,” the release reads. “The cause of the crash in unknown.”
The FAA also issued a statement, saying that a Beechcraft BE30 had crashed in the ocean 50 miles east of Vero Beach Regional Airport around 12:05 p.m.
“The flight departed from Marsh Harbour Airport and was headed to Grand Bahama International Airport,” an FAA spokesperson explained. “Ten people were on board.”
The FAA later updated that 11 passengers were rescued in all.
Now, the FAA said it will investigate what happened.
No additional information has been provided at this time.