Mysterious plane found abandoned on Florida road being investigated

Police in Florida are investigating after a plane was found abandoned on a country road.

The Springfield Police in Bay County reported that a portion of a plane – the cockpit, nose and front propeller – had been found on Transmitter Road.

According to markings on the plane, it once belonged to ZooWorld in Panama City Beach.

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The mystery of the abandoned plane

The zoo claimed that the plane was sold off a week before the parts were discovered on July 12.

Jadena Terrell, ZooWorld’s assistant park director, said: “That was once part of an exhibit, but it was removed to make it more user-friendly for people in wheelchairs and compliant for people, so every­one could enjoy it.”

Two men have been arrested in connection to the incident.

One of the men was taken into custody earlier this week, whilst the other was arrested at a traffic stop after failing to turn himself in.

According to Inside Edition, a portion of the plane was taken to a scrap yard, but it still remains unclear how the front half ended up on the road.

They also reported that the plane had grown been out of service at the zoo for a while.

Fees to dispose of it were costly, so the zoo were happy to hand it over to a man who agreed to take the aircraft at no cost.

Springfield Police announced on July 18 that Cordaro Jesus Hernandez and David Horton Brown had been charged with illegal dumping of more than 500 pounds.

In a press release, police chief Barry Roberts said: “Illegal dumping not only affects the property owner who must clean up the property but also surrounding neighbors.

“We are grateful for the cooperation of the involved businesses for their help in identifying the suspects.”