1 dead in crop duster crash in Dunklin County

A crop duster pilot died after his plane apparently struck a power line and crashed Thursday morning, according to Dunklin County Sheriff Bob Holder.

The victim was identified as Jack Short, 48, of Kennett.

The crash happened at around 6 a.m. in a field off County Road 426, Sheriff Holder added. Short was pronounced dead at the scene. Holder says a cause of the crash has not yet been determined.

The Federal Aviation Administration has been notified of the crash, and is expected to be on the scene later today.