SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — A plane crashed about half a mile off the Venice Fishing Pier around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, investigators said.
The bodies of two males were recovered at the crash site Wednesday night. Around 11:56 a.m. Thursday, the bodies of two females were also recovered.
The victims have been identified as Jeffrey Lumpkin, 64, and Patricia Ann Lumpkin, 68, of Fishers, Indiana, and Ricky Joe Beaver, 60, and Elizabethe Anne Beaver, 57, of Noblesville, Indiana.
Venice Police said the plane took off from the Venice Airport around 9:35 p.m. and crashed into the Gulf soon after.
Investigators have confirmed the plane went down after leaving Venice Airport.
— City of Venice, FL (@CityofVeniceFL) April 6, 2023
