THIS
THIS YEAR. THIS IS A TURBOPROP AIRPLANE.
IT IS NOT SMALL.
I THINK WE ARE GOING TO THAT
PRESS CONFERENCE RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE LISTENING AND.
>> IT IS A FLY - - IT IS A
SMALL ISLAND AND THERE ARE NOT
MANY PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE.
PROBABLY 20 PEOPLE WHO LIVE
YEAR-ROUND.
YEAR-ROUND. THE PLANE WAS TAKEN FROM THE
AIRPORT.
AIRPORT.
AIRPORT. THERE WAS ONLY ONE PERSON ON
THE PLANE.
THE PLANE. THAT WAS THE INDIVIDUAL FLYING
THE PLANE.
THE PLANE. THEY MAY HAVE BEEN DOING AIR
STUNTS.
STUNTS.
STUNTS. I
STUNTS. I KNOW THAT SOME AIRCRAFT WERE
SCRAMBLED FROM THE AIR FORCE
BASE.
BASE.
BASE. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT
THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS TRYING TO
DAMAGE ANYTHING OR ATTACK
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. THAT PERSON CRASHED INTO THE
ISLAND.
ISLAND.
ISLAND. A
ISLAND. A FIRE HAD FOLLOWED.
THERE WERE THREE FIRE UNITS
THAT ARE GOING THERE AND THEY
SHOULD BE ARRIVING SOON.
AND THE COMMAND AND SHERIFF
DEPARTMENTS UNITS COMMITTED
OVER THERE QUICKLY.
IT IS A RAPID RESPONSE BOAT.
WE BELIEVE THERE ARE NO
FURTHER CASUALTIES.
FURTHER CASUALTIES. WE
WE
WE DON'T
WE DON'T KNOW OF THAT INDIVIDUALS
CONDITION.
CONDITION. IT WAS A FIERY CRASH AND THAT
IS PROBABLY NOT A GOOD
CONDITION.
CONDITION. WE HAVE NO INDICATION THAT
NEIGHBORS WERE PROPERTY WERE
DAMAGED WERE HURT.
IT IS A SPARSELY POPULATED
SMALL ISLAND.
SMALL ISLAND. AND OUR PEOPLE WILL GET US
MORE INFORMATION.
MORE INFORMATION. IT IS A VERY SMALL ISLAND.
WE HAVE GOOD PEOPLE ON THE
PIERCE COUNTY FERRY GIVING US
A RIDE OVER.
>> DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
WHAT TYPE OF PLANE IT WAS?
>> IT WAS A COMMERCIAL PLANE
AND IT WAS VERY SMALL.
LIKE A COMMUTER PLANE WITH
PROPS.
PROPS.
PROPS. IS
PROPS. IS NOT A JET.
IT WAS ONE OF THE SMALLER
COMMERCIAL PLANES.
COMMERCIAL PLANES. THERE IS A LOT GOING ON DOWN
HERE TO THE TRAIN JUST WENT
BY.
BY.
BY. [
BY. [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
[ HONKING HORN ] [
INDISCERNIBLE ]
INDISCERNIBLE ] >> WAS IT DOING STUNTS?
>> WE CAN SPECULATE.
WE DON'T KNOW.
THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT
THERE WAS ANY ATTEMPTS TO
ATTACK ANYBODY.
ATTACK ANYBODY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT
THERE WAS IN THE TALK ON
ANYBODY BESIDE STEALING AN
AIRPLANE AND FLYING AROUND.
THEY HAD ENOUGH TRAINING TO BE
ABLE TO MANEUVER SOMEWHAT.
AS SOON AS WE FIND OUT THE
CONDITION OF THE ISLAND, AND
THE INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS CRASHED
A PLANE, WE WILL CERTAINLY LET
YOU KNOW.
YOU KNOW.
YOU KNOW. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOUR
VIEWERS ARE CORRECT TO BE
CONCERNED ABOUT.
CONCERNED ABOUT. BUT THE MORE WE FIND OUT, THE
LESS EMERGENT AND IF YOU ARE
RIPPLES THERE ARE THAT COME
FROM THIS.
FROM THIS. >> WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS, I
THINK WE IMMEDIATELY GO TO THE
THOUGHT OF TERRORISM.
>> THAT WOULD BE RATIONAL.
UNFORTUNATELY THE WORLD WE
LIVE IN HAS THOSE KIND OF
THREATS.
THREATS.
THREATS. IN THIS CASE HOWEVER, THERE IS
NO INDICATION THAT WAS WHAT
OCCURRED.
OCCURRED.
OCCURRED. MOST TERRORISTS DON'T DO
LOOPS.
LOOPS.
LOOPS. SO, THERE IS NO INDICATION IT
WAS A TERRORIST ACT OR AN
ATTEMPT TO ATTACK.
THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN A JOYRIDE
GONE TERRIBLY WRONG.
>> WHILE HE WAS IN THE AIR, DO
WE KNOW WHO TOOK IT?
>> IT WAS A MAN.
I HAVE NO FURTHER INFORMATION.
MY PEOPLE DOWNTOWN ARE WORKING
WITH THE AIRPORT AND CHECKING.
I DO NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION
ON THE SCENE RIGHT NOW.
WE DIDN'T GET INFORMATION FROM
THE SHERIFF OFFICE.
I DON'T KNOW.
>> WE HAVE A CAMERA RIGHT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. WE
THERE. WE ARE ON AIR RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE MORE QUESTIONS FOR YOU
AND THEN I SO, WITH THE SCENE,
CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT YOU HAVE
HEARD AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE?
>> THERE IS A FIRE AND IT IS
ON A HEAVILY WOODED ISLAND.
THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT
HOLDINGS ARE INVOLVED.
THEY ARE MOSTLY RECREATIONAL
AND CABINS.
AND CABINS. IT IS NOT HEAVILY POPULATED.
ABOUT 20 PEOPLE LIVE THERE
YEAR-ROUND.
YEAR-ROUND. SOME PEOPLE COME THERE FOR THE
SUMMER.
SUMMER.
SUMMER. NOW I WILL ASK IF WES