the plane, or assisting them away from the plane, because there was a large amount of fire after the crash. reporter: erick garcia was with his 2-year-old son when he saw the plane wobbling and gliding before it crashed. as soon as i arrived to the scene, i seen the, you know, bodies on the floor, unfortunately. reporter: listen as the pilot of the beechcraft single-engine plane tells the tower he s having engine trouble. i m losing power quickly. i might have to put it down somewhere. do you see anywhere that s safe for you to land? i m trying to find a field, a park. i ve got something in sight. i don t know where i am. reporter: there was so much fuel on board, late today after the scene was cleared, it reignited. firefighters beating back the flames once again. david, you can see what s left of the plane there behind me. the ntsb, who s leading this investigation into the crash, says this plane was built in 1969, making it 55 years old, david. david: 1969, all right
losbnnsyania back in april of 2005, he did a double take. tony s uncle ray had disappeared and they had located raise abandoned car in a parking lot. near a bridge, over a river. the scene took tony straight back to a bad place in his past. to say that it was an eerie parallel would be the understatement of the century. it was the exact same thing. nine years earlier, tony s father, ray s brother, had abandoned his car by a park near a bridge over a river. his body was discovered in the river in dayton, ohio, a few days later. the coroner ruled it a suicide. now this. geographically, everything lays out the exact same. it was a car, a park, a bridge.
past. to say that it was an eerie parallel would be an understatement of the century. it was the exact same thing. nine years earlier, tony s father, ray s brother, had a banded his car by a park near a bridge over a river. his body was discovered in the river in dayton, ohio, a few days later. the coroner ruled it a suicide. now this. geographically, everything lays out the exact same. it was a car, a park, a bridge. a river. tony drew the logical conclusion about his uncle ray. your thought was that he had committed suicide? i think my first words to the investigators where, he s probably in the river. when your uncle went missing, of course the connections with your father, started to be made. was your father depressed? yeah, he fought depression for, why would i could gather, for 20 plus years. and depression can run in
he is all business. reporter: for more than 40 years the tiny town of wrightsville, georgia, has been talking about herschel walker. he is a local boy that s done good. reporter: he has a street, a park, a high school field named after him here. i was number one fan when he played football. from the university of georgia, herschel walker. reporter: in the he have proclaimed friend least town in georgia it s easy to find support for walker s senate campaign. i think he is the man for the job. reporter: nearly 70% of johnson county voted for republican donald trump in the 2020 presidential election. her she will is not going to back down. he is a fighter. i ve been a lot of places but in wrightsville i learned important lessons. reporter: on the trail walker is quick to mention his wrightsville roots. i m from wrightsville, georgia. he has always participated in our famous fourth of july parade that we have every year. he has done camps for youth here, for footb
he s a local boy that s done good. reporter: he has a street, a park, a high school field named after him here. i was the number one fan when he played football. from the university of georgia, herschel walker. reporter: in the self-proclaimed friendliest town in georgia it s easy to find support for walker s senate campaign. nearly 70% of johnson county voted for republican donald trump in the 2020 presidential election. herschel s not going to back down. he s a fighter. i ve been a lot of places, but in wrightsville i learned important lessons. reporter: on the trail walker is quick to mention his wrightsville roots. he has always participated in our famous fourth of july parade we have every year. he has always done camps for youth here, for football. reporter: but not everyone in this rural 3,500-person town is cheering him on.