Airplane crash-lands in Wisconsin lake, pilot rescued by witness
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DANIELS, Wis. (WFRV) – The FAA is investigating an airplane crash in northwestern Wisconsin after a plane crash-landed in a lake on Wednesday afternoon.

The Burnett County Sheriff’s Office posted about the incident on its Facebook page, saying dispatch got a call around 3:15 p.m. on June 18 reporting that an airplane had crashed into Mud Hen Lake in the Town of Daniels.

When authorities arrived, the pilot had already safely gotten out of the plane and was on a pontoon after being rescued by a Good Samaritan. Deputies say that the pilot was the only occupant in the airplane.

The pilot of the 1979 Cessna U206G was identified as a 79-year-old man from Hudson.

The FAA is reportedly investigating the crash.

No additional information was provided.

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