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Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic Earthrise photo has been killed when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. Anders was 90. His son, Greg Anders, confirmed his death to The Associated Press. Local police said a report came in at 11.40 am local time that an older-model plane crashed into the water and sank near the north end of Jones Island.
San Juan County Sheriff Eric Peter said the US Coast Guard and personnel from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife were conducting search and rescue efforts. A team of divers was also headed to the potential crash area in the San Juan Channel. The National Transportation Safety Board and FAA are investigating the crash. Anders was part of the 1968 space mission, during which he captured one of the most famous photographs in history of the earth orbiting the moon.
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