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CLARKSBURG, Pa. – An Altoona man who went missing while operating an ultralight aircraft Wednesday in Indiana County was found dead a day later, authorities said Thursday.

David E. Wittmer, 75, was located by searchers around 10:30 a.m. in a field roughly one mile from his operating site. ×

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