Another airplane crashed in North Carolina near the Oak Island Pier in the Outer Banks.
According to an official press release, the pilot, the only person onboard, was quickly rescued by Oak Island’s beach safety team, who were already nearby responding to a separate water rescue. The pilot was treated onshore for non-life-threatening injuries.
Witnesses, including a Koko Cabana employee, initially mistook the aircraft for a water plane.
A pilot was rescued after his small plane crashed in the water off the coast of Oak Island, North Carolina on Saturday.
Only the pilot was onboard, according to the FAA. Officials say the pilot was treated on shore for non-life-threatening injuries. pic.twitter.com/tz4vWnbipa
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The plane was later pulled from the ocean and towed away.
The Federal Aviation Administration is now investigating.
