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Microlight Crash in Anatalya Turkey Kills Pilot and Foreign Tourist


December 24, 2012, a Microlight in Anatalya Turkey with two aboard crashed while touring.

A half hour after taking off, Pilot Joseph Karao?lu’nun Güzeloba and foreign tourist Mark Paris were killed.

The small plane flies below radar and cannot be detected. Authorities say the plane was likely overloaded. “The plane has a 70 liter tank and the engine can be removed.”

Prosecutors and crime scene investigation teams are workkng at the scene.

The remains were taken to the morgue for an autopsy at tye Institute of Forensic Medicine.

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