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BREAKING: One person found dead following plane crash in Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area
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Julia Hansen
DCN Staff
Updated: Jan 13, 2023, 8:56 PM
Published: Jan 13, 2023, 7:04 PM
Authorities are on the scene of a fatal plane crash within the Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area, Dawson County Sheriff Jeff Johnson told DCN Friday afternoon. At about 9:12 a.m. Friday, the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office E-911 Center received a call reporting a possible plane crash near the wildlife management area’s Shoal Creek and Dawson Forest roads, Johnson said.
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UPDATE: The latest details on a recent van, school bus crash in Dawson County
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Julia Hansen
DCN Staff
Updated: Aug 18, 2025, 7:12 PM
Published: Aug 18, 2025, 7:09 PM
More crash details were included in a Georgia State Patrol report.
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