Two people are dead after a plane crashed in New York on Friday, Fox News reported.

County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said that plane's passengers were found dead Friday night near where the small plane crashed in Ephratah, about an hour west of Albany, Fulton. He also added that the majority of the plane remains were found submerged in a pond. On Saturday, divers searched a large pond while investigators combed nearby woods. The officials were looking for any sign from the pilot of the Angel Flight.

Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen explained what she believed happened last night. The twin-engine Piper PA 34 left from Hanscom Field in Bedford, Mass., and was headed to Rome, N.Y., before it crashed just after 5 p.m. Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the crash.

Officials haven't yet identified the passengers or pilot, but they were in the thoughts and prayers of Larry Camerlin, president and founder of Angel Flight Northeast. Angel Flight is a nonprofit group that arranges free air transportation for sick patients from volunteer pilots., Camerlin released a statement. He said the organization was saddened by the news of the fatal crash. He offered thoughts and prayers to the families that were affected.

"Our volunteer pilots are the most compassionate and generous individuals who donate their time, aircraft and fuel to transport patients and loved ones for free to essential medical care that would otherwise not be readily available to them. There are no words that can adequately express our sorrow."

There was a witness to the crash. Roger Berry, 75, told The Associated Press that he was outside chopping wood when the plane crashed. Berry said he heard a bang and then saw pieces of the plane fall out of the air. He then heard a thud.

"When I heard it I knew something was wrong," Berry said. "It made one circle and came back around."

The video can be viewed here.

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