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A plane apparently traveling from Maryland to Mississippi is believed to have gone down in eastern Kentucky, where emergency workers remained on the scene early Wednesday.

Civil Air Patrol workers spotted the plane in a remote, mountainous area of Leslie County Tuesday evening. It took rescue crews hours to get to the scene after the plane was spotted at about 5:30 p.m.

Leslie County emergency dispatcher Mike Lewis told the newspaper that two people were believed to be on board, although the number was not known for certain. It also wasn't known whether there were survivors.

The newspaper reported the Hawker Beechcraft 58 is registered to Island Trading Ltd. of Woodbine, Md., and was traveling from Frederick, Md., to Olive Branch, Miss.

Associated Press Wire Services Contributed To This Story.