A plane crash in Polk County, Florida, has left several people dead, according to officials on Sunday.
Four died when the twin-engine plane crashed at the end of the runway of the airport in Bartow, according to the report.
“I have reviewed some footage, and clearly no one should have tried to a takeoff from this airport at 7:15 this morning,” Judd said. “The airport was totally socked in with fog.”
Judd said that he personally knows one of the people who died on the plane.
“I have known him for years and years and years,” he said.
National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration investigators will look into the cause of the crash.
“We were assisted by Polk Fire Rescue, which put out the fire. We know upon impact that there was a huge fire,” the sheriff added.
Judd added, “I am not a plane crash investigator but from all indications the plane was in the air and came back to the ground. And no there was no survivors, no chance of anyone surviving.”
Dispatchers described poor visibility.
Another noted the following: “Engine 461, Battalion 4, we’re on scene now at the air base... it’s really foggy. We’re unable to see it from our location, I’m going to try to make it out onto the airfield.”
“This is an absolutely horrific tragedy, especially on Christmas Eve. Please keep these victims and their family members in your prayers,” the Polk County Sheriff’s Office tweeted about the accident.