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Search and recovery divers Monday found the last of three bodies in a Carroll County plane crash which happened early Sunday morning approximayely three miles from West Georgia University.
The body of the pilot, 51-year-old Brian Kearney, was recovered from the water today.
The bodies of his wife, Christa Kearney, 45, and another passenger, 40-year-old Timothy Miller, were recovered on Sunday. The couple were reportedly from Marietta, while Miller lived in Woodstock.
The Cessna 182 (similar to the one pictured) went down around 9 a.m., apparently headed to an airport where the three were then going to travel to the NASCAR race that was taking place at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Authorities are continuing their search today for the body of a pilot after a private plane crashed Sunday into Shadinger Lake in Carroll County. The crash of the Cessna 182 (similar to the one in the picture) killed three people.
According to investigators, the plane crashed into the lake at approximately 9 a.m. close to the Carrollton-Tyus Road near the University of West Georgia. FAA records indicate the plane was registered to Kenneth Wood of Roswell.
Authorities believe the plane may have been en route to the NASCAR race that was taking place at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Police in Carroll County say a mother is facing several charges after deputies claim she hid drugs in her child’s doll.
Authorities reported that they discovered methamphetamine in Penny Reeves’ car during a traffic stop. Deputies said Reeves, 39, consented to a search of her home.
Once in the home, authorites say they discovered 32 grams of meth, including some stuffed in her 3-year-old daughter’s Sesame Street Ernie doll. Police said they also discovered two glass pipes and a measuring device with drug residue inside the doll.
Carroll reportedly had 29 grams of meth stored in the back of the stuffed animal that was found mixed in with the child’s other toys.