Virginia Beach Residents Still Missing After Navy Jet Crash

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As of late Friday night, three people from one of five apartment buildings heavily damaged in the crash were unaccounted for, down from 30, Virginia Beach Fire Department Battalion Chief Tim Riley said.
No one has been reported missing to authorities, but rescue crews are using a checklist of all occupants in the five buildings in an effort to account for all residents, Riley said.
Rescue crews did an initial search of the five buildings, and as of Friday night, completed 95% of a secondary search, Riley said.

"If there is anybody there, chances of survivability would be low," Riley told reporters, referring to any survivors in the five buildings.
No deaths were reported as of Friday night, Riley said.
The crash and explosion ruptured the easy mood of spring break and the unfolding Easter and Passover holidays, and the two-seater F/A-18 jet landed eerily upright in flames in a courtyard surrounded by the five apartment buildings that were suddenly set afire, according to residents and authorities.
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Officials say they still have not accounted for all the residents who live in an apartment complex where a fighter jet crashed, leveling several buildings.
Capt. Mark Weisgerber is with Fleet Forces Command. He said Friday that a student and instructor were on board the jet when it crashed in Virginia. Both men are expected to survive.
Some 40 apartment units were damaged or destroyed by the crash in Virginia Beach. Seven people, including the two pilots, were treated at hospitals and were expected to survive.
Weisgerber also says that while the jet dumped loads of fuel, avoiding what could have been a large explosion, it's not clear if that fuel dump was intentional. It's possible the fuel was dumped because of a malfunction on the plane.
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