Pascagoula man identified as pilot in fatal Louisiana crash

Pascagoula man identified as pilot in fatal Louisiana crash

A Pascagoula man has been identified as the pilot in a fatal crash off the coast of Grand Isle, La., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Jonthan C. George, 33, was a spotter pilot for Westbank Fishing and was flying for the company May 24 when the plane went down east of Grand Isle, according to the Associated Press.

The pilot’s body was recovered just off the coast of Grand Isle, while the wreckage of the Cessna had not been found as of Tuesday, when the Jefferson Parish (La.) Coroner’s office identified George as the victim of the crash. George is believed to have been the only person aboard when the plane went down.

George, a native of Virgnia, moved to the Mississippi coast in 2017. He is survived by his wife, Autumn George, and two young daughters.