A small two-seater aircraft crashed
into the River Tiber in Rome on Monday and one person has been
rescued while the other is missing, police sources said.
The man rescued is believed to have been the instructor, they
said. He is believed to have exited the craft before it sank.
Police, river police and fire teams are seeking the second
person.
The craft sank to the bottom of the river near the Urbe
airport, they said.
The pilot is believed to have tried to land the plane on the
surface of the river but it suddenly dipped and crashed.
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