Update 10:30 pm: Crews are still working to recover the remains of the victims. But the densely wooded crash site makes recovery effort difficult, according to Virginia State Police.
"There are a lot of challenges in recovering this plane," said Lt. Curtis Hardison, of Virginia State Police. "There are no roads that lead directly to it. The wreckage is deep in the woods at this time. Its going to take many man hours to get this plane."
State Police say it could be late this weekend until all of the plane is recovered.
Update 8:40 p.m: State police identified four people who died in the plane crash Friday night. They are Theordore Bradshaw, 61, and Mary Anne Bradshaw, 48, both of Fort Lauderdale, and Charles Rodd, 64, and Diane Rodd, 58, of Palm Beach, Fla.
Police say the victims' bodies have not been recovered yet. The crash site is deep in a heavily wooded area.
The National Transportation Safety Board is on the way to the scene.
The four people were flying into Hampton Roads to attend a wedding that occurred Thursday.
Update 6:12 p.m.: Virginia State Police say the wreckage of a small plane was located in the Great Dismal Swamp around 4 p.m.
A privately-owned helicopter assisting with the search efforts spotted the plane and immediately notified state police.
Update 2:33 p.m.: Plane/helicopter resources that were being used to assist in the search had to be suspended because of inclement weather.
Update 9:36 a.m.: State police received canine and search and recovery dive teams early Friday morning to continue the search at daybreak. Weather prevented State Police aviation from supporting the search efforts.
Update 7:26 a.m.: State police suspended the search at 2:30 a.m. They are awaiting additional resources, at which point the search will resume.
Update: 9:45 p.m: State police have called off their aerial search of the swamp but continue to search by boat and on foot. Police now say the plane was en route from Ft. Lauderdale to Hampton Roads.
CHESAPEAKE -- Virginia State Police and the Civil Air Patrol were searching the Great Dismal Swamp for a plane they said failed to land at Hampton Roads Executive Airport Thursday afternoon.
Virginia State Police spokesperson Corinne Geller says that Cessna was supposed to land around 2:30 p.m.
Tidewater Search and Rescue, Chesapeake Fire and Rescue, and state park rangers are helping in the search.
Geller says the plane was en route from Florida.
Troopers are using technology capable of picking up heat sources.
According to Geller, it is not confirmed the plane crashed.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Virginia State Police at 1-800-582-8350.
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