Helicopters and ground crews searched Friday for a small airplane that went missing in Alabama during a flight between Georgia and Mississippi.  According to reports, the plane left from Calhoun, Georgia on Thursday, headed for Tupelo, Mississippi.

The search was concentrated in the Etowah County, Alabama.

On Saturday morning it was being reported that the aircraft was found.

The Etowah County Sheriff’s Office says the missing plane was located in the Aurora area, which is southwest of Sardis City and Boaz. One person was found deceased inside the plane.

The name of the person onboard was not immediately released.  The plane crash is still under investigation.