HARBOR BEACH, Mich. - Authorities say the New York pilot of a small plane that crashed in Lake Huron has been rescued in good condition after treading water all night off the Michigan coast.
The man was picked up by a fishing boat around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, more than 17 hours after the Federal Aviation Administration lost contact with him Tuesday.
Huron County Sheriff Kelly Hanson identified the pilot as 42-year-old Michael Trapp of Gouverneur, N.Y.
Harbor Beach charter boat captain Janice Deaton told WWJ Newsradio 950 in Detroit that she'd been searching the waters when she learned Trapp had been found. She said the water temperature was around 68 degrees.
"It would have drew his temperature down, so I'm sure he's suffering from hypothermia. But, he was very responsive so they're really happy with the condition he's in for what he went through," she said.
Trapp was transported to Harbor Beach, Mich., a lakeshore town 125 miles northeast of Detroit, and taken to a hospital.
He was the only person aboard the two-seat Cessna on a flight to Eau Claire, Wis. The sheriff says Trapp wasn't wearing a life jacket and treaded water the entire time.
Source: http://www.cbsnews.com
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