AUSTIN (KXAN) — A small plane crashed into Lady Bird Lake and the pilot was rescued by paddle boarders, according to the Austin Police Department.
The incident happened Thursday afternoon just west of Interstate 35, it said.
The police department said the plane was a two-seater plane but only one person was on board. The pilot survived but Austin-Travis County EMS said one person was taken to the hospital with potentially serious injuries after the crash.
A spokesperson for the Austin Bergstrom International Airport said air traffic control got a notification about an inbound emergency landing but they didn’t make it to the runway. They said its likely that person landed in or over Lady Bird Lake.
Several people posted photos and sent details to KXAN on Twitter. One said “pilot taken to shore by paddle boarder.”
This is a developing story. KXAN has crews headed to the scene.
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