3 dead in small plane crash in Monterey, California — in same area where John Denver went down

Source: New York Post

Three people died after a small plane crashed off the Monterey County coast in California late Saturday, officials said. The US Coast Guard led the multi-agency rescue effort into Sunday, which included a USCG helicopter, three Cal Fire rescue boats and members of the Pacific Grove Police Department, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office and Monterey Fire Department. All three aboard the plane were later confirmed dead.