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Five people were rescued and are recovering after a small private plane skidded off a runway at an Oregon airport and into the nearby bay.
According to the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH), a small private plane veered off Runway 23, which is partially bordered by the Pacific Ocean, while attempting to land on Monday morning.
Officials said the 2019 HA-420 was attempting to land shortly after 6:00 a.m., when it skidded off the runway and into the bay.
The aircraft was located approximately 100 feet off the east end of the runway in the water, according to officials.
A team of salvage workers was tasked with retrieving the small aircraft that ended up in the water while trying to land at the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport on Monday morning. (The Southwest Oregon Regional Airport)
The plane will be secured on airport property near the runway where the incident happened as the investigation into the incident is ongoing.
“This is a developing incident. Information will be released as it becomes available,” the airport wrote in a post on their Facebook page.
The airport said that commercial air service was suspended for United Express for nearly two hours, but has since been restored.
SkyWest flight 5509 was delayed, but the airport said it was scheduled to arrive at OTH at 2:14 p.m. on Monday.
The airport, situated in North Bend, Oregon, provides year-round commercial flights to and from San Francisco, California, and offers seasonal services to Denver, Colorado, as mentioned on the airport’s Facebook page.
Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, national crime cases, illegal immigration, and more. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com
