"Man who fell from plane near Miami identified" by Curt Anderson | Associated Press, November 16, 2013
MIAMI — Authorities released the identity Friday of a Florida man who they say fell out of a private plane, and searchers continued looking for his body in the Atlantic Ocean near Miami.
Miami-Dade Police Department spokesman Javier Baez identified the victim as Gerardo Nales, 42, of Key Biscayne, an island not far from where the pilot said Nales fell into the water....
Baez said investigators have no evidence of foul play.
According to a report on the website Live ATC.Net, the pilot calmly radioed the air traffic controller. LiveATC.Net provides live air traffic-control broadcasts from control towers and radar facilities around the world.
‘‘I have a door ajar and a passenger that fell down. I’m 6 miles from Tamiami,” the pilot said.
‘‘You said you’ve got a passenger that fell out of your plane?’’ the air traffic controller responds.
‘‘That’s correct, sir,’’ the pilot said. ‘‘He opened the back door and he just fell out the plane.”
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NEXT DAY UPDATE:
"Officials find man who fell from plane
FORT LAUDERDALE — Officials said Saturday they believe they have found the body of a Florida man who fell out of a private plane, three days into a land and sea search. They think the body found in mangroves is that of Gerardo Nales, 42 (AP)."
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