LAKE PLACID, New York (WWNY) – Two people are dead following a plane crash at the Lake Placid Airport Sunday. That’s according to Adirondack Daily Enterprise, a newspaper that covers that area.
The newspaper states that the crash happened around 4 p.m. at the end of the airport’s runway close to the North Elba Athletic Fields.
According to scanner traffic in Essex County, it was a small private plane that crashed that had 2 passengers aboard.
It is unknown at this time if any incoming or outgoing flights have been cancelled or rerouted while police and fire officials are on scene or if traffic around the airport has been impacted.
We’ll update this story as we learn more.
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