Plane crashes into NM lake; no survivors; drugs found

[harvey007]

Source: KOB TV - Albuquerque



Officials say no survivors were immediately found. As of evening, search teams were still looking in rainy and overcast conditions. The exact number of occupants is not known.

State police say a few kilo-sized packages of cocaine were retrieved floating among the wreckage.

Read more: http://www.KOB.com/article/stories/S2079480.shtml?cat=500

[Ian David]

1. "In the event of a water landing, your bags of cocaine may be used as a flotation device." n/t

[Incitatus]

2. A few because that's what wouldn't fit in their trunks?

[FailureToCommunicate]

3. A plot line from a Tony Hillerman mystery?

Can't remember which one...

"The Dark Wind" perhaps?

[BlackHoleSon]

4. You have to be some kind of bad pilot

to crash into a lake in this state. I think they're maybe 5 in the whole state. It's like crashing into the side of a mountain in Florida.

[denbot]

5. I'd say the opposite. Finding a water landing in New Mexico would be a trick.

Otherwise it high impact landing on rocks. I'll take a water landing over jagged boulders anytime.

[Abq_Sarah]

6. If they were flying through that storm yesterday

They probably didn't have a hell of a lot of choice where they landed.