Two people are dead, including a teenager, and another man is missing after a plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend, according to authorities.
The single-engine Piper PA-28 crashed shortly after its 7:30 p.m. takeoff from the Venice Municipal Airport in Florida on Saturday, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), obtained by PEOPLE.
The trio was returning to St. Petersburg, Fla., that evening when their plane, a Piper Cherokee, crashed into the ocean, according to a statement from the Venice Police Department.
The victims, who are believed to be family, had traveled to Venice for dinner on Saturday in the aircraft they rented out of St. Petersburg, VPD Chief Charlie Thorpe said at a press conference on Monday, via ABC affiliate WFTS-TV.
A 42-year-old man remains missing as of midday Monday, according to Thorpe. A 14-year-old girl is one of the two victims found dead in the Gulf waters.
