Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A Volusia County lifeguard was the first person in the water Thursday after a small banner plane crashed into the ocean near 27th Avenue in New Smyrna Beach.
Nicholas Gerow was working in a lifeguard tower when he heard a loud noise and looked up.


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