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Posted: Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 9:05 AM HST

Search suspended for missing plane

By Associated Press

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a small plane that went missing over the weekend. Maui pastry chef Jose Krall, owner of the popular Maui Bake Shop & Deli, is believed to be the only person aboard the Cessna 172 that disappeared Saturday. The plane was going from Maui to Molokai. The Coast Guard said a debris field was found about two miles north of Maui in the area where the airplane disappeared from radar. A landing gear wheel that could match one on Krall's aircraft was among the debris. The Coast Guard suspended its search Monday afternoon.