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A single-engine airplane crashed or landed into the ocean off Rancho Palos Verdes on Sunday night. It occurred simply off the coast from the Trump National Golf Course. (Photo by Contributing Photographer Chuck Bennett)
A pilot and a canine escaped with minor accidents after a small airplane landed or crashed within the waters off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes on Sunday, April 14, with crews later working to get better the sunken plane.
Around 5 p.m., 911 callers reported {that a} single-engine Piper Cherokee Six went within the ocean about 100 yards off the coast of the Trump National Golf Club, positioned at 1 Trump National Drive, mentioned Los Angeles County Fire Supervisor Bernard Peters. The pilot and the canine have been capable of get out of the plane and swim to shore.
The pilot and canine have been handled on the scene for minor accidents, Peters mentioned.
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Air Rescue 5 on scene deploying #LASD SEB Tactical Medics concerning a small airplane within the water off of Rancho Palos Verdes. Saving lives precedence 1. pic.twitter.com/9QGgM77Qkl
— SEB (@SEBLASD) April 15, 2024
It was not clear the place the airplane had taken off from, or whether or not the airplane had crashed or made an emergency touchdown within the water on Sunday.
County Fire and Coast Guard crews have been working within the night to salvage the sunken plane.
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