Saturday, October 08, 2011

Plane crashes into Lehigh River. Franklin Township, Carbon County - Pennsylvania.

A small plane has crashed into the Lehigh River and it appears at least one person was injured. 

The Federal Aviation Administration confirms the plane took off from Carbon County Municipal Airport Saturday afternoon. It later crashed into the Lehigh River in Franklin Township, Carbon County.

The plane is completely submerged under the water.

Whitewater rafters on the river had to rescue one person trapped inside the plane. Another person was also in the plane but was able to swim to safety.

The FAA says they are responding to the scene.

At this point, there is no information on why the plane went down.

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