Two pilots whose planes went down on Sunday survived the crashes but died as they tried to get to safety. The cause of each accident is undetermined, but the fatalities show the trouble that can arise in recreational flying, a sport with a devoted following.
Leslie Bridgers
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Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.
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