HOLIDAY, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities have confirmed that former Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay died in a small plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida.
Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said during a news conference that Halladay's ICON A5 went down about noon Tuesday near Holiday, Florida.
The sheriff's office marine unit responded to the downed plane and found Halladay's body. No survivors were found.
They said they couldn't confirm if there were additional passengers on the plane or say where it was headed.
Halladay retired in 2013 after 12 seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays followed by four seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies..
We are saddened by the tragic news that Roy Halladay, 2-time Cy Young Award winner & 8-time All-Star, has died in a plane crash. He was 40. pic.twitter.com/SOFv3bOLyt
— MLB (@MLB) November 7, 2017
#BREAKING | Former MLB pitcher Roy Halladay killed in plane crash off the Gulf coast https://t.co/7JF2Fk2i1lpic.twitter.com/jpO75SUORS
— ABC Action News (@abcactionnews) November 7, 2017
Sad update: @PascoSheriff confirms MLB pitcher @RoyHalladay dies in plane crash. pic.twitter.com/qYoDCiC3ov
— Michael Paluska (@MichaelPaluska) November 7, 2017
Phillies statement on the sudden & tragic passing of Roy Halladay: pic.twitter.com/gGhv7JUKv0
— Phillies (@Phillies) November 7, 2017
