The lone occupant of a small plane that crashed in a marsh north of St. Augustine Airport was in stable condition after quick-thinking firefighters got her to safety, according to St. Johns County Fire Rescue.
It happened about 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, near Redfish Creek Drive. A Fire Rescue deputy chief heading to work saw the plane veering to the right and then some flight tower and 911 calls started coming in, so he responded to the area, public information officer Chris Naff said.
“Right behind him was a battalion chief who ― he was on duty but on his way to a class ― came down the dock, saw a kayak off to the side, grabbed that and basically threw the kayak into the water, went out to the plane, got the lady out of the plane and brought her back where we could get her treatment.”
The Florida Highway Patrol is leading the investigation. The cause has not been determined, but the Highway Patrol listed the woman as a 20-year-old student pilot.
This story has been updated with a new photo.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Lone occupant rescued from small plane crash in marsh near St. Augustine Airport
Reporting by Scott Butler, Jacksonville Florida Times-Union / Florida Times-Union
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