A small plane crashed at the base of a remote hill near El Capitan Reservoir in San Diego County on Saturday, apparently killing those onboard as no survivors were found, authorities said. Deputies headed that way and a sheriff’s helicopter scanned the area, finding the fire but no confirmation of a plane crash, sheriff’s Lt. Mario Zermeno said. About 5:20 p.m., a Cal Fire air tanker crew working on the blaze reported seeing some type of debris in the area, Zermeno said. U.S. Forest Service fire crews worked the blaze on the ground, as it was within the boundaries of the Cleveland National Forest east of the reservoir. The fire burned about 20 acres, forest service spokeswoman Wende Cornelius said.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 22, 2017 05:03 UTC