Airplane crash-lands in Wisconsin lake, pilot rescued by witness
DANIELS, Wis. (WFRV) – The FAA is investigating an airplane crash in northwestern Wisconsin after a plane crash-landed in a lake on Wednesday afternoon.
The Burnett County Sheriff's Office posted about the incident on its Facebook page, saying dispatch got a call around 3:15 p.m. on June 18 reporting that an airplane had crashed into Mud Hen Lake in the Town of Daniels.
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When authorities arrived, the pilot had already safely gotten out of the plane and was on a pontoon after being rescued by a Good Samaritan. Deputies say that the pilot was the only occupant in the airplane.
The pilot of the 1979 Cessna U206G was identified as a 79-year-old man from Hudson.
The FAA is reportedly investigating the crash.
No additional information was provided.
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