William Anders, former Apollo 8 astronaut, dies in plane crash

Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic "Earthrise" photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90.

His son, Greg Anders, confirmed the death to CBS News, saying that the plane which crashed belonged to his father. San Juan County Sheriff Eric Peter told CBS News that crews were searching the area, but had not yet recovered a body. 

A report came in around 11:40 a.m. that an older-model plane crashed into the water and sank near the north end of Jones Island, Peter said.