New Zealand skydiving plane crashes; 9 die
Nine people died when a light aircraft belonging to a skydiving company crashed and burst into flames Saturday near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, police said.
The plane caught fire shortly after takeoff from an airstrip at Fox Glacier on the country's South Island, said Ian Henderson, a spokesman for local ambulance services. The pilot and eight passengers were killed, Greymouth Police Senior Sgt. Allyson Ealam said. (AP)
