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Investigation begins into Thursday's fatal plane crash
Mechanic pulled one victim from wreckage after plane hit power lines
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Emergency vehicles arrive at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport along Palmour Drive in Gainesville, where a small plane crash left one person dead and another injured Thursday morning.
A Gainesville diesel mechanic turned rescuer Thursday as a single-engine plane crashed and burned in front of his workplace, killing one of two occupants and seriously injuring the other. Names of the victims still hadn't been released as of Friday afternoon. Flair Lee was working on a truck at Red Oak Sanitation when he heard overhead the plane’s engine “sputtering like it was losing power.”
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College rowing teams from around the country can be seen on Lake Lanier this week. Here’s why
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College rowers from around North America spend their spring breaks training on Lake Lanier Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Many of the teams have come to Lake Lanier to spend time on the course which will play host to the John Ferriss Regatta this month and the NCAA Championships next year. - photo by Scott Rogers
The public is welcome to watch the training sessions as colleges prepare for a regatta.
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