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Kern County Fire Department Helicopter 407 assisted in the search of the downed plane. It was airborne during the start of a media briefing held Friday afternoon outside the Stallion Springs Police Department.

 Darla A. Baker / Tehachapi News

TEHACHAPI — The three victims of the plane crash in the Tehachapi Mountains were recovered Sunday afternoon, the Kern County Sheriff's Office reported Sunday night.

"All bodies were under several feet of snow and trees that had fallen over and amongst the wreckage," Search and Rescue Sgt. Steven Williams said outside the Golden Hills Community Services District office.

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