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Christian Kath

Missing
Case Description
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On December 3, 2022, Christian Kath, a 42-year-old pilot, was flying a rented Piper Cherokee aircraft with his wife, Misty Kath, and their 12-year-old daughter, Lily, off the coast of Venice, Florida. The family had flown from St. Petersburg to Venice for dinner and were returning when their plane tragically crashed into the Gulf of Mexico shortly after takeoff. Wreckage was found about a third of a mile offshore, and the bodies of Misty and Lily were recovered within the following days. However ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 03, 2022
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  • Missing Person / NamUs #MP101810
  • NTSB preliminary report details final seconds of Venice plane crash
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    Victim Details

    Mar 27, 2023

    Mar 30, 2023

    Christian

    Kath

    44

    42

    72 inches

    74 inches

    250 lbs

    275 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    Dec 03, 2022

    Venice

    Florida

    Sarasota County

    34285

    No

    140

    124141

    Venice Police Department

    Venice

    Florida

    Sarasota County

    34292

    Keith Quick

    Detective Sergeant

    1575 East Venice Avenue, Florida

    9414862444

    Local

    Law Enforcement

    22-1572

    2022-12-04

    Venice Police Department

    2219

    Brown

    Brown

    Brown

    No

    12/01/2025


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