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Search underway for small plane near North Carolina coast

EMERALD ISLE, N.C. — The U.S. Coast Guard says its crews are searching for survivors of a plane that crashed near the North Carolina coast.

The Coast Guard said in a statement Tuesday that two people were reportedly on board the Cessna aircraft. It dropped from the radar about 12 miles southeast of Bogue Inlet at about 11 p.m. on Monday night.

Bogue is near Emerald Isle.

The Coast Guard has launched crews aboard two aircraft and two boats to search for the plane and the people on board.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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