Planes Collide Over Lake, Killing 6

Two private planes collided over Lake Michigan, smashing into the water within sight of picnickers on Chicago’s beaches and killing six people on board. Roderick Binico, who was picnicking along the lakefront, said the planes were coming directly at each other at a low altitude when they collided. Another witness said one of the planes was ablaze as it fell into the lake. Rescue workers called off the search for more bodies or survivors after six bodies were pulled from the lake, said acting fire commissioner Ed Altman.Four of the victims were women and two were men, said Aviation Department spokesman Dennis Culloton. One of the women was a flight instructor.