A tragic accident caused the death of a pilot and co-pilot of a small plane near Cecina, province of Livorno, on June 11. A parachutist became entangled in the plane’s tail, damaging it, before landing unharmed. The plane, of Swiss manufacture, then crashed. The casualties were a 37 year old native of Rome and a 28 year old resident of Turin. To read more in Italian, visit Florence’s La Repubblica news site.
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