Two Missing, One Rescued and One Dead in Florida Small Plane Crash
Two young women were rescued from the ocean by Coast Guard crews following the crash of a Cessna 195 was near St. Augustine. The Coast Guard is still looking for two other missing passengers. 
Two young women were pulled from the ocean Sunday and Coast Guard crews were searching for two people still missing after a small plane went down about a mile off Florida’s Atlantic coast.
The Cessna 195 was near St. Augustine when it crashed around 1:30 p.m., Coast Guard Petty Officer Donnie Brzuska said.
The plane was registered to Gary Tillman of Rome, Ga., and was carrying a 43-year-old male pilot and three passengers, officials said.
UPDATE: Macon Telegraph; Coast Guard searches for two missing after Fla. small plane crash. One of the rescued girls was pronounced dead.
According to the AP, at least one person has died and two more are missing following the small plane crashed off the northeast Florida coast Sunday. 
Missing were the pilot Gary Tillman, 43, and his daughter, Hanna Tillman, 16, both of Rome, Ga. according to St. Johns County sheriff’s Sgt. Charles Mulligan.
Anna Kipp, 16, of Rome, Ga., was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead, Mulligan said.
Gary Tillman
Rachel Hestetler, 16, was found in the water and is listed in good condition, authorities said.
UPDATE II: First Coast News; Father & Daughter Missing After Vilano Beach Plane Crash
According to reports, friends of the passengers are saying that the victims were on their way to the Bahamas. The plane flew out of Craig Field en route to Fort Pierce when it went down in the water around 2:00 pm.
A teen is rescued after a plane went down in the waters off Vilano Beach
The passengers have been identified as Gary Tillman, 43, of Rome, GA., his daughter Hanna, 16, Anna Kipp, 16, and Rachel Hostetler, also 16.
Coast Guard teams rescued Kipp and Hostetler late Sunday afternoon.
A spokesperson at Flagler Hospital told First Coast News Kipp died from her injuries.
Hostetler has been moved to Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville for further treatment, the spokesperson said.
So far the wreckage of the plane has not been found. Due to high waves rescue attempts were made difficult. The Coast Guard is bringing in more help for the searches and recovery.
The Coast Guard is bringing in more crews to beef up the search effort.
The Coast Guard cutter Shrike, based out of Port Canaveral, and aircraft from Clearwater are being deployed to the Vilano Beach area to assist.
[...] Two young women were rescued from the ocean by Coast Guard crews following the crash of a Cessna 195 was near St. Augustine. The Coast Guard is still looking for two other missing passengers. (full story at Missing & Exploited) [...]
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I feel grief for the victims and their families but was struck with the story of incredible survival.
Rachel Hestetler is a remarkable teenager and apparently a very good swimmer with a strong will to live. She swam in the cold and stormy ocean (7-10 foot waves) without a life vest or flotation device and survived until rescued.
The St. Johns County Fire and Rescue crew that picked her up within an hour are heroes.
Comment by Larry Antley | December 20, 2005
[...] The Coast Guard has suspended the search for the missing victims, Gary Tillman, 43, and his daughter, Hanna Tillman, 16, determining that their was little to no chance of survival following the Sunday plane crash. The Coast Guard suspended its two-day search Tuesday for a pilot and his daughter missing after their small plane crashed off the northeast Florida coast. [...]
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