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Coroner called to plane crash

No casualties, injuries confirmed

PHILIPSBURG — Authorities said a coroner has been called to the scene of a small plane crash in central Pennsylvania.

Emergency crews in Centre County were called to the Sandy Ridge area of Rush Township on Wednesday afternoon.

According to the FAA, the plane, a Cessna C172, crashed about 1 p.m. Wednesday with two people aboard. The plane had taken off from University Park Airport in State College and was headed to Burlington International Airport in Vermont.

State police said crews spent time searching for the crash site amid heavy fog before finding the crash site.

Dispatchers said the single-engine plane was later found and the coroner was called to the scene.

There was no immediate confirmation of any deaths or injuries.

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