Local pilot dies in California plane crash
A Punta Gorda man died this week when the plane he was flying crashed off the San Francisco coast, according to information reported by the San Jose Mercury News.
Andrew Charles Hayden, 75, was identified through dental records by San Mateo County, Calif., Coroner Robert Foucrault on Thursday. The San Jose Mercury News reported that the cause of death is yet to be determined because of the condition of his remains.