Police searching for men allegedly assisted from plane at Rocky Point

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Police searching for men allegedly assisted from plane at Rocky Point

The police say they are looking for two men who, residents informed them, were assisted from the plane that crash-landed on White Sand Beach in Rocky Point, Clarendon yesterday evening. The men, who appeared Caucasian,...

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