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<blockquote data-quote="Ouachita" data-source="post: 1102544" data-attributes="member: 16802"><p>From ABC news</p><p>Forestry Commission Says Missing Pilot Found Dead</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>LITTLE ROCK, Ark. February 12, 2014 (AP)</p><p></p><p>By CHUCK BARTELS Associated Press </p><p></p><p></p><p>Associated Press </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Arkansas Forestry Commission says a pilot found dead in a rugged area of the state appears to have clipped a mountain before his plane crashed.</p><p></p><p>Pilot Jake Harrell was found dead Tuesday in the wreckage of the plane after an 11-day search. Harrell was patrolling for wildfires when he failed to make a scheduled check-in on Jan. 31.</p><p></p><p>Commission spokeswoman Adriane Barnes said the wreckage was spotted from the air by a Civil Air Patrol crew Tuesday afternoon.</p><p></p><p>Barnes said an effort was underway Tuesday night to reach the wreckage and recover Harrell's body. Investigators believe he somehow clipped a mountain near Glenwood in wooded and mountainous Montgomery County. The area has some of Arkansas' most rugged territory.</p><p></p><p>THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.</p><p></p><p>An Arkansas Forestry Commission pilot who went missing with his plane last month while patrolling for wildfires was found dead Tuesday, the agency said.</p><p></p><p>Searchers had been looking for the plane and pilot Jake Harrell, 34, since he vanished but had struggled with wintery weather. Most days crews were unable to use aircraft in the search, leaving it to teams formed from about 100 ground searchers.</p><p></p><p>The commission said the plane was spotted at about 4 p.m. Tuesday by the Civil Air Patrol and the sighting was confirmed by a state police helicopter. Ground crews then went to the site and found Harrell's body, commission spokeswoman Adriane Barnes said.</p><p></p><p>Harrell, 34, was filling in for a sick co-worker on Jan. 31 when he failed to make a scheduled check-in and had not been heard from again. He was supposed to have been in the air for two hours.</p><p></p><p>Barnes said a representative of the family was with commission officials, who ran a command center at Mena.</p><p></p><p>"The family knew before anyone else," Barnes said.</p><p></p><p>The plane was found near Glenwood in wooded and mountainous Montgomery County, where some of the most rugged territory in Arkansas can be found.</p><p></p><p>Numerous agencies took part in the search. The territory is so dangerous that officials would not allow volunteers to help look for Harrell. Their work was made more difficult by a December ice storm that pulled down trees and branches that cluttered the forest floor.</p><p></p><p>Even when aircraft were able to search, the effort was hampered by areas with thick pine trees and snow.</p><p></p><p>Pastor Rob Loy of the First Assembly of God in North Little Rock, who has acted as a spokesman for Harrell's family, said his wife, Jamie, understood the odds were bad for her husband being found safe had held out hope that her husband was alive.</p><p></p><p>Forestry officials were uncertain of Harrell's route so the search area included up to 2 million acres, equal to more than 3,000 square miles. Rescuers received calls from as far away as eastern Oklahoma and northeast Texas.</p><p></p><p>Harrell's last known position was near Oden, about 20 miles from where his plane was found.</p><p></p><p>Barnes said the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were contacted.</p><p></p><p>She said she couldn't offer many details because the crash is under investigation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ouachita, post: 1102544, member: 16802"] From ABC news Forestry Commission Says Missing Pilot Found Dead LITTLE ROCK, Ark. February 12, 2014 (AP) By CHUCK BARTELS Associated Press Associated Press The Arkansas Forestry Commission says a pilot found dead in a rugged area of the state appears to have clipped a mountain before his plane crashed. Pilot Jake Harrell was found dead Tuesday in the wreckage of the plane after an 11-day search. Harrell was patrolling for wildfires when he failed to make a scheduled check-in on Jan. 31. Commission spokeswoman Adriane Barnes said the wreckage was spotted from the air by a Civil Air Patrol crew Tuesday afternoon. Barnes said an effort was underway Tuesday night to reach the wreckage and recover Harrell's body. Investigators believe he somehow clipped a mountain near Glenwood in wooded and mountainous Montgomery County. The area has some of Arkansas' most rugged territory. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. An Arkansas Forestry Commission pilot who went missing with his plane last month while patrolling for wildfires was found dead Tuesday, the agency said. Searchers had been looking for the plane and pilot Jake Harrell, 34, since he vanished but had struggled with wintery weather. Most days crews were unable to use aircraft in the search, leaving it to teams formed from about 100 ground searchers. The commission said the plane was spotted at about 4 p.m. Tuesday by the Civil Air Patrol and the sighting was confirmed by a state police helicopter. Ground crews then went to the site and found Harrell's body, commission spokeswoman Adriane Barnes said. Harrell, 34, was filling in for a sick co-worker on Jan. 31 when he failed to make a scheduled check-in and had not been heard from again. He was supposed to have been in the air for two hours. Barnes said a representative of the family was with commission officials, who ran a command center at Mena. "The family knew before anyone else," Barnes said. The plane was found near Glenwood in wooded and mountainous Montgomery County, where some of the most rugged territory in Arkansas can be found. Numerous agencies took part in the search. The territory is so dangerous that officials would not allow volunteers to help look for Harrell. Their work was made more difficult by a December ice storm that pulled down trees and branches that cluttered the forest floor. Even when aircraft were able to search, the effort was hampered by areas with thick pine trees and snow. Pastor Rob Loy of the First Assembly of God in North Little Rock, who has acted as a spokesman for Harrell's family, said his wife, Jamie, understood the odds were bad for her husband being found safe had held out hope that her husband was alive. Forestry officials were uncertain of Harrell's route so the search area included up to 2 million acres, equal to more than 3,000 square miles. Rescuers received calls from as far away as eastern Oklahoma and northeast Texas. Harrell's last known position was near Oden, about 20 miles from where his plane was found. Barnes said the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were contacted. She said she couldn't offer many details because the crash is under investigation. [/QUOTE]
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