CAPE MAY, N.J. (AP) - Authorities have identified the pilot of a small plane that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey, and divers are still searching for his remains.
New Jersey State Police announced Friday the pilot was 58-year-old Lawrence Klimek, of Howell, New Jersey.
WPVI-TV reports the recovery of the pilot is being conducted by the New Jersey State Police and the recovery of the aircraft is being conducted by a private salvage company. Both operations are active and ongoing.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
The aircraft departed Trenton-Robbinsville Airport in Robbinsville, New Jersey, about 8 a.m. Wednesday.
The single-engine Mooney M20J crashed later that morning about 1,200 feet (365 meters) from the Cape May Lighthouse.
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