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Wreckage of Crashed Ecuadorian Airliner Found

Aired January 29, 2002 - 11:15   ET

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BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Just getting word now through the Associated Press that apparently that Ecuadorian airliner that went down yesterday, 92 people on board, including the crew, apparently has been found. The wreckage, reported missing for a number of hours, apparently located.

There were some reports that it crashed over and into the country of Columbia, on the northern edge of Ecuador. This plane originating in Quito, the capital city, yesterday morning.

Again, the wreckage has been located. Not much more information in on it at this point, but we do know 92 people, including the crew, were on that jetliner yesterday in South America.

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