Four feared dead after private jet ‘carrying family of three’ crashes into Baltic Sea
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Four passengers are feared dead after a private Cessna plane crashed off the coast of Latvia, Sweden’s rescue service has said, after NATO scrambled jets to follow its erratic course. "We’ve learned that the plane has crashed north-west of the town of Ventspils in Latvia," a spokesperson for Sweden’s rescue service said. A Lithuanian air force helicopter was dispatched to the crash site for search and rescue at neighbouring Latvia’s request, a Lithuanian air force spokesperson said. The Lithuanian air force spokesperson said earlier that fighter aircraft from the NATO Baltic Air Police mission in Amari airfield in Estonia had taken off to follow the plane, without giving any more details.
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