Dive teams recover parts of plane, human remains from lake
SMYRNA, Tennessee (WSMV) Dive teams from several agencies have recovered several components of an airplane that crashed into Percy Priest Lake as well as human remains, Rutherford County EMA officials said on Sunday afternoon.
Dive teams from Rutherford County Fire Rescue, Metro Nashville Office of Emergency Management, Metro Nashville Police Department and Wilson County Emergency Management have been searching a debris field in Percy Priest Lake between the Weakley Lane bridge and Lamar Hill boat ramp since the crash occurred just after 11 a.m. Saturday.
“The debris field is approximately a half of a mile wide,” said Rutherford County Fire Rescue Captain and Incident Commander John Ingle in a news release.
Tarzan actor Joe Lara dead at 58 after plane crash in Tennessee
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Joe Lara has passed away after his plane crashed into a lake near the town of Smyrna.
The actor - who was best known for starring in the TV series “Tarzan: The Epic Adventures ”- was among seven people who died when a small jet crashed into a lake near Smyrna, a town in Tennessee.
Gwen Lara, the actor s wife, was also on-board the plane and she died in the crash.
The jet was heading from Smyrna Rutherford County Airport to Palm Beach International Airport when the crash occurred, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.