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One dead, one missing as plane crashes in Swedish lake

One dead, one missing as plane crashes in Swedish lake
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Police said the plane was a two-engine amphibious plane that had taken off from an airfield in central Sweden with two people aboard, both German citizens.
The plane was reportedly carrying two German nationals, one of whom has been confirmed dead [Getty]

Swedish police said Monday that one person had died and one was missing, both German nationals, after a small amphibious plane crashed in a lake in central Sweden.

"We have a confirmed plane crash, that occurred during the afternoon," police spokeswoman Diana Qudhaib told AFP.

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Police said the plane was a two-engine amphibious plane that had taken off from a nearby airfield, with two people aboard, both German citizens.

After a rescue operation was launched, an ambulance helicopter located one of the two people.

"Attempts to resuscitate him started, but a man in his 60s has died," Qudhaib said.

The second person is still missing, and police said in a later statement that the search would be continued Tuesday.

Police also said that a preliminary investigation had been launched.