A mother and daughter from Queensland have been confirmed dead in a light plane crash in the United States with hopes fading that their pilot father will be found alive.
Florida's Venice Police say 42-year-old Christian Kath from Gympie, along with his wife, 43-year-old Misty Kath, and their 12-year-old daughter Lily were in the plane they hired when it crashed in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday night.