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Tuesday, May 23, 2006
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2-Foot Block Of Ice Falls From Sky Onto N.J. Lawn

POSTED: 8:16 am EDT May 22, 2006
UPDATED: 1:10 pm EDT May 22, 2006

BRIGANTINE, N.J. -- A large block of ice believed to have been discarded by an airplane fell thousands of feet onto the lawn of a Brigantine residence this weekend.

The ice cube, measured at about two feet all the way around, made a foot-deep crater when it came down Saturday.

The unidentified homeowner notified authorities, who believe the ice chunk fell from the holding tank of an airplane flying overhead.

Brigantine police sought help from the Federal Aviation Administration to identify which airplane the ice chunk fell from. But there were too many flights in the area at the time the ice fell to make that determination.

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