ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Authorities have recovered the body of the pilot of a small plane that was found crashed near Aberdeen nearly two weeks after it went missing.

Brown County Chief Deputy Dave Lunzman says the body of 70-year-old Gerald Seliski of Hecla, South Dakota, was recovered Tuesday. Seliski was the only one on board. An autopsy is planned Wednesday.

Lunzman said Tuesday a hunter found the wreckage of the Cessna 172 about 3 miles north of Aberdeen Monday evening.

The plane departed Aberdeen Regional Airport for Oakes, North Dakota, on Oct. 9 but never arrived. The Civil Air Patrol has helped local officials from South Dakota and North Dakota search for the missing plane.

The National Transportation Safety Board tweeted Tuesday it would investigate the crash.

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ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Officials say a small plane missing for nearly two weeks has been found crashed near Aberdeen.

There was no immediate word on the pilot of the Cessna 172, the only one on board.

The National Transportation Safety Board tweeted Tuesday it would investigate the crash after the wreckage was found Monday. Brown County Chief Deputy Dave Lunzman tells the Aberdeen American News a hunter found the wreckage about 3 miles north of Aberdeen.

The plane departed Aberdeen Regional Airport for Oakes, North Dakota on Oct. 9 but never arrived. The Civil Air Patrol has helped local officials from South Dakota and North Dakota search for the missing plane.