Family says sister is among Akron plane crash victims

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Family members at the scene tell WKYC they believe their sister is among the victims.

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Nov. 11, 2015: WKYC"s Alyssa Raymond spoke with a woman who says she believes her sister is among the victims killed in Akron"s deadly plane crash Tuesday. Be sure to follow @AlyssaRaymond on Twitter for more daily news updates.

WKYC Staff, WKYC 10:45 a.m. EST November 11, 2015

AKRON -- Although authorities have provided no identifications of those who died in Tuesdays fiery Akron plane crash, family members at the scene tell WKYC they believe their sister is among the victims.

The family says when they heard details of the plane crash, they pieced everything together and are confident their 50-year-old sister, Diane Smoot, was on board the plane.

They came out of Fort Lauderdale," family member Beth Blakesleetells WKYC"s Alyssa Raymond."She works for a property management company. The executives, which shes one of from that company, were looking at different properties to purchase up around the Midwest. They had originally started in Fort Lauderdale on Monday morning.

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Smoot worked for Pebb Enterprises based in Boca Raton, Fla. The last time they spoke with her was Monday night before she left for a business trip. Pebb Enterprises released a statement Wednesday morning confirming that seven of their employees were killed in the crash.

"I"m still in shock," Blakeslee says. "It still hasn"t hit me."

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Smoot has 21-year-old twins, according to her family.

Here"s her bio on the Pebb Enterprises site:

Diane has over 20 years of Commercial Real Estate experience and oversees the day to day operations of the Lease Administration and Property Accounting departments for PEBBs entire portfolio. Diane assures that all information is accurate, timely and readily available with an overriding focus on tenant relations.

The family tells WKYC they came from out of state to the crash site on Mogadore Road in Akron seeking answers.

Nov. 11, 2015: Although authorities have not provided them any official confirmation, family members tell WKYC they believe their sister was on board the plane that crashed in Akron on Tuesday. WKYC"s Alyssa Raymond has the story. Follow @AlyssaRaymond on

Sources say there were nine people on board the plane.There were no survivors in the crash, which happened shortly before 3 p.m. Nobody on the ground was hurt despite the plane crashing into a small apartment complex, which burst into flames.

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Authorities will offer updated details at a noon news conference today. We will stream live coverage of that event HERE.

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