Saturday, April 20, 2024 | St. Lawrence County, NY
The Gouverneur pilot whose plane crashed into Lake Huron Tuesday says he swam 15 miles overnight toward land before being picked up by a fishing vessel this morning. The U.S. Coast Guard said Michael …
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The Gouverneur pilot whose plane crashed into Lake Huron Tuesday says he swam 15 miles overnight toward land before being picked up by a fishing vessel this morning.
The U.S. Coast Guard said Michael W. Trapp, 42, Gouverneur, was found alive and in good condition at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday when a crew member on the fishing vessel Eagle's Nest spotted the pilot in the water about one-half mile off Forestville, Mich., and brought him aboard.
He was transported to Harbor Beach, Mich., Marina where he was met by emergency medical technicians and further transferred to Harbor Beach Community Hospital as a precaution.
Trapp reportedly made a distress call to the Federal Aviation Administration Tuesday afternoon before his Cessna 150 aircraft crashed 17 miles east of Harbor Beach, Mich.
He said he swam 15 miles toward lights he saw on the horizon until the crew of the Eagle’s Nest rescued him. He was the only one aboard the plane, the coast guard stated.
