BREAKING NEWS Plane crashes off coast of Connecticut as two survivors are pulled from Long Island Sound
A small plane has crashed into the Long Island Sound off the coast of Connecticut as emergency crews rushed to rescue those on board.
The Piper PA-32 went down on Sunday morning just ten minutes after it took off from Bridgeport.
Before the plane went down, a call for assistance was made and the plane was directed to the Tweed New Haven Airport for an emergency landing, Newsday reported.
The aircraft crashed and sunk into the water with its occupants suffering minor injuries, according to the coast guard.
New Haven Operations Fire Chief Danny Coughlin said first responders rescued the two people on board the aircraft six miles off the coast of New Haven, the Stamford Advocate reported.
'They were wet, cold, and had some cuts on the hands and face,' a Coast Guard spokesperson told Newsday.
Both occupants have been reported to be in stable condition.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Independent
an hour ago
- The Independent
Family offers $50,000 reward for information as University of Oklahoma student vanishes in Taiwan
The family of a University of Oklahoma student who went missing while on vacation in Taiwan has offered a $50,000 reward after officials reportedly called off their search. Diego Dorantes Sanchez, 23, vanished from Da Bai Sha beach on Green Island at about 12.15 p.m. local time on Friday, according to his family. The anthropology student from Hidalgo, Mexico, was snorkelling with three friends off the small volcanic island, branded ' snorkelers ' paradise' for its vibrant coral reefs, which is situated about 20 miles east of the main island. Sanchez's friends, along with several snorkelers and scuba divers who were present near the group, began their search at about 1 p.m. after realizing the student had disappeared, the family told OU Daily, the University of Oklahoma's student newspaper. The Taiwanese Coast Guard was alerted, but adverse weather conditions delayed search efforts, the family said. Sanchez's family told the student newspaper that the agency conducted its search limited to Green Island. However, experts assisting in the search, who have analyzed possible drift paths, believe Sanchez could be near Yonaguni and Ishigaki, two small Japanese islands in Okinawa Prefecture, approximately 150 miles northeast of Green Island. Friends and family called for cross-national cooperation between Taiwanese and Japanese officials and local communities to begin coordinated search and rescue efforts. 'We urge everyone with access to these areas to please search and report anything that may help,' the family said. While friend Natalia Fabry told KOCO News: 'If you can please go to your shores and look for anyone who may be waiting for rescue. If you have a boat or you're a sailor or fisherman, if you're a diver, if you have a helicopter, anything, anyone, please help us.' However, officials concluded their search for Sanchez on Monday, according to an update posted by friend Luis Castro on a GoFundMe page set up to support the search efforts for the missing student. Sanchez's family, who are now in Taiwan, is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to his location, according to the fundraising page. '+72 hours have passed since Diego was reported missing,' read an update posted Monday. 'Therefore, Taiwanese government has stopped the thorough search. Diego's family has decided to offer a $50,000 reward (group of people, organization, government, anyone) to intensify the search. His family has reached Taiwan.'
BBC News
2 hours ago
- BBC News
Poole man missing after boat runs aground in Dorset
Searches are under way to find a man who went missing after he entered the water to free a was last seen on the coastline near Napier Road in Poole at about 23:00 BST on Police said the 50-year-old, from the local area, had been on a cabin cruiser when it ran aground and he got out to try and free said he had been wearing a green fleece material tracksuit with a hood and Nike Air Max trainers. Insp Robin Morgan, of Dorset Police, said: "We have been carrying out searches of the immediate area alongside the HM Coastguard helicopter and lifeboats to try and find him and would ask anyone who may have seen him or have information that may assist to get in touch."Police have been asked whether the boat was recovered and if Jason's surname was known. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
Sky News
3 hours ago
- Sky News
Thames Water survival hopes suffer fresh blow
The private equity firm that had been the frontrunner to lead a rescue of the UK's largest water provider - Thames Water - has pulled out. Thames Water Utilities, which is staring down the prospect of a special administration process without fresh investment, said an alternative plan was now under discussion after KKR's exit from the process. Please refresh the page for the latest version.
