9 dead after twin-engine aircraft carrying skydivers crashes in Hawaii

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Nine people are dead after a twin-engine aircraft carrying skydivers went down near a Hawaii airfield Friday night, officials said.
The crash occurred near Dillingham Airfield, on the north shore of Oahu, the Hawaii Department of Transportation said.
All nine people aboard the King Air twin-engine plane perished, authorities said.
The state’s transportation agency had initially said first responders reported six deaths.
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