Nashville plane crash: Christian food guru and church founder Gwen Champlin is believed to have killed Laura 7
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Laura were on board; Her husband, William J. Laura; His nephew, Brandon Hannah; And married couple Jennifer and David Martin, and Rutherford County government spokeswoman Jessica and Jonathan Walters said in a statement.
All seven people on board are presumed dead, officials said. The cause of the accident is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.
According to the church’s website, Walters and Martin joined the church in the late 1990s. According to the site, Hannah helped oversee the church’s youth group.
CNN sought to contact the remaining Fellowship Church and relatives of those killed in the crash.
Rutherford County spokeswoman Ashley McDonald said the plane was en route to Palm Beach International Airport in Florida when it crashed.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration’s Register, the aircraft was registered with JL & GL Productions LP, based in Broadwell, Tennessee. JL&GL Productions LP is owned by Gwen Champlin Laura, according to the Tennessee Secretary of State website.
Dive crews recovered several components of the plane and human remains from the lake, officials said Sunday.
The debris field was half a mile wide, Rutherford County Fire and Rescue Captain John Ingle said.
Rescue teams plan to work on the site until dark Sunday, again Monday.
CNN’s Jason Hannah and Holly Silverman contributed to the report.
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