{"id":120687,"date":"2023-11-02T23:09:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T23:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=120687"},"modified":"2023-11-02T23:09:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T23:09:35","slug":"pilot-rescued-nine-hours-after-crash-landing-plane-in-alligator-infested-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/world-news\/pilot-rescued-nine-hours-after-crash-landing-plane-in-alligator-infested-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilot rescued nine hours after crash landing plane in alligator-infested waters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pilot rescued from alligator-infested waters in Florida<\/h3>\n

This is the moment\u00a0a pilot was rescued after spending nine hours stranded in alligator-infested waters he’d crash landed into.<\/p>\n

Firefighters said in a Facebook post that reports of a downed aircraft emerged at around 10.30am on Tuesday in the area of Mack\u2019s Fish Camp in Broward County, Florida.<\/p>\n

Firefighter Christopher Kramer told a news conference on Wednesday they eventually located the downed plane in the Florida Everglades after receiving an updated location.<\/p>\n

The unidentified topless pilot was sitting on the wing of the partially submerged aircraft when they arrived.<\/p>\n

Rescuers said the waters were filled with \u201calligators and mosquitoes and everything else that\u2019s out there\u201d.<\/p>\n

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The area was not suitable for rescue helicopters to land, so a first responder was lowered down to rescue the pilot and hoisted him up.<\/p>\n

The pilot had been the only person on board the Cessna Skyhawk 172M aircraft when he said he went down at 4am, meaning he was stranded for nine hours.<\/p>\n

According to flight tracking, the plane had left a location near Lake Okeechobee and traveled south before encountering trouble in South Broward.<\/p>\n

Rescuers said the pilot did not have any water and may have been dehydrated when he was rescued.<\/p>\n

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According to fire chief Michael Kane, the pilot had a wound on his leg.<\/p>\n

He was immediately flown to nearby Hollywood Memorial Regional Hospital, where he remained Tuesday and underwent treatment.<\/p>\n

The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are currently handling the investigation.<\/p>\n

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