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11 survivors rescued after King Air crash off Florida coast; spent hours on life raft before US military/Coast Guard recovery

A Beechcraft King Air 300 (Panama-registered HP-1859) crashed into the Atlantic about 80 miles east of Melbourne, Florida, leaving 11 survivors stranded on a life raft for hours. U.S. Coast Guard responders and Air Force reservists conducted a multi-hour search and rescue before the survivors were found.

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