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An airliner crashed on Saturday in Texas with three people on board began by diving into shallow water, said Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne.
Hawthorne said that the crash site in Trinity Bay, near Anahuac, Texas, was in the water at a depth of 5 feet and that it was accessible by plane or other flat-bottomed boat.
The sheriff recounted having seen the contents of packs and cartons as he was crossing the water, then seeing parts of the Boeing 767 twin-engine. The flight was operated by Atlas Air Inc.
"There was nothing intact about the plane," he said. "Knowing what I saw, I do not think anyone can survive it."
He said that about six people saw the plane get into the water. Some said the engines appeared to be "making waves," the sheriff said.
"There is no doubt that he would have had a problem with the plane, according to eyewitnesses," said the sheriff. "Then he went back and stung his nose."
According to FlightRadar24.com, the plane had been designated as an Amazon Prime Air jet aircraft. He was traveling from Miami to Houston when he fell about 40 miles southeast of the George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Aerial images of
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has shown emergency responders, in hydrofoils located near the site, a significant amount of debris.
The plane was located in Jack's Pocket, at the north end of Trinity Bay, the Chambers County Sheriff's Office reported on Facebook.
According to the FAA website, the aircraft was built in 1992 and the flight number was 3591.
The National Transportation Safety Board will conduct an investigation, officials said.
Boeing said that he was following the situation closely.
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