JDF investigating reported plane crash off St Elizabeth coastline
A view of the St Elizabeth coastline from Lovers Leap. The Jamaica Defence Force&nbsp;was investigating&nbsp;reports <span tabindex="0" class="aQJ" data-term="goog_1365606078">Wednesday</span> afternoon of a plane crash off the parish's coastline.(Photo: Gregory Bennett)
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February 2, 2016

JDF investigating reported plane crash off St Elizabeth coastline

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – The St Elizabeth police have said they received a telephone call regarding the sighting of a supposed aircraft crashing off the coastline in south St Elizabeth.

A police source said the Jamaica Defence Force is investigating the matter.

“We can’t say if it’s a fact, but we got a call that a plane was seen on fire and then was seen to plunge into the sea,” the source said.

Radio Jamaica (RJR) reported a earlier that people claiming to be eyewitnesses in the Lovers Leap area of south-east St Elizabeth had reported seeing the plane go down.

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