Just In: Pilot, Passenger Narrowly Escape Death in Australian Plane Crash
- A pilot and his passenger have miraculously survived a near-death experience in Australia following a plane mishap
- According to reports, the plane encountered an engine problem after which it crashed into the ocean at City Beach in Perth
- Meanwhile, the pilot and the passenger were reportedly rescued by the police who arrived at the scene of the incident earlier after receiving a report of the crash
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Australia- it is indeed a miracle as a pilot and his passenger have remarkably survived crashing into the ocean at City Beach in Perth, Australia, after encountering engine trouble on a flight, DailyMail reported.
Police were quick to arrive on the scene at the seaside hotspot 10km from the city’s CBD after receiving reports of an aircraft crashing into the water around 3.30pm local time.
It has since been confirmed the aircraft was a small plane that encountered engine troubles and both the pilot and passenger swam 20 metres to shore after landing in the ocean.
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After encountering engine trouble, the pilot had to maneuver the plane into the ocean at City Beach in Perth
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The crash was witnessed by many beachgoers who were out enjoying the 31 degree temperatures in the West.
WA Police Inspector Vic Hussey said the two men had been roughly 20 to 30 minutes into a hobby flight from Jandakot Airport when the pilot reported a problem with the plane.
Inspector Hussey said:
“He’d flown north across the coast, he just said to me he was looking for a safe spot to land and the safest spot he could work out was the ocean so that’s where he’s landed.”
He also commended the efforts of the pilot and those who heroically went to help amid the choppy conditions.
Inspector Hussey added the pair are ‘all good’ and ‘should go and buy a lottery ticket’.
Nigerian Air Force reacts to reports of crashed Fighter Jet
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed reports that Nigerian military plane, an Alpha jet, crashed during an operation.
It was reported that the director of public relations and information of NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said the crash did not occur in Kaduna as reports claimed.
NAF, however, confirmed that one of its aircraft crashed while returning from a successful air interdiction mission in Zamfara state.
Source: Legit.ng
