Girl struck by plane on Florida beach dies

Father, a Fort Stewart soldier, was killed on impact

This July 20 photo provided by the Irizarry and Power families shows Ommy Irizarry and his 9-year-old daughter Oceana Irizarry of Fort Stewart. The two were walking along Caspersen Beach in Venice, Fla., Sunday when a small plane made an emergency landing on the beach and struck both of them. - photo by Associated Press

Small Plane Crash Werm — This July 20 photo provided by the Irizarry and Power families shows Ommy Irizarry and his 9-year-old daughter Oceana Irizarry of Fort Stewart. The two were walking along Caspersen Beach in Venice, Fla., Sunday when a small plane made an emergency landing on the beach and struck both of them. - photo by Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A 9-year-old girl who was struck by a plane that crash-landed on a beach while she vacationed with her family has died from her injuries, law enforcement officials in Florida said Tuesday. Oceana Irizarry's father also was killed Sunday. The two, of Fort Stewart, were walking along Caspersen Beach in Venice on Sunday afternoon when the 1972 Piper Cherokee plane made an emergency landing after reporting problems.

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