Dental records needed to identify crash victims
Dental records and DNA will be used to identify the bodies of two victims involved in a plane crash last Saturday.
The crash occurred near the town of Williston in Levy County; it is believed that two small aircraft, a Piper 32 and an RV6 experimental aeroplane, collided in mid-air. One of the victims has already been identified as 73 year old retired university professor, Lee Sentman III of Marion County. Professor Sentman was an avid fan of flying and held a doctorate qualification in aeronautics.
The other two victims, who were believed to have been travelling in the Piper 32 aircraft, have yet not been identified but investigators have a couple in mind. The couple had parked at the airport earlier that day and have not returned to get their vehicle; they were also not at home when investigators called and their plane did not return to the airport. Although the evidence suggests that these are indeed the people involved in the crash, investigators have called for dental records and DNA samples to formally identify the couple. It is thought that the relatives of the couple live in Germany; authorities have been in touch with the German consulate to try and locate the family members.
The investigation looks set to continue for some time, as federal officials work hard to establish what exactly happened on Saturday afternoon; this could take several months.
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