No injuries reported in aircraft emergency landing
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 hour, 8 minutes AGO
No injuries were reported in the emergency landing of an aircraft near Wilson Creek Friday morning.
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WILSON CREEK — No injuries were reported in the emergency landing of an aircraft along Road P.5 Northeast about 11 miles south of Wilson Creek Friday morning.
“The two occupants (of the aircraft) were not injured,” said Kyle Foreman, public information officer for the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.
Foreman said the plane had to land in a remote location that’s difficult to access.
“Nothing is impacted by the incident,” Foreman said.
Because it’s in a remote area, it will take a while for deputies to reach the scene, Foreman said at about 10 a.m. Friday.
“They’re working their way in,” he said.
The incident was reported at about 8:30 a.m., according to a GCSO media release.
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No injuries reported in aircraft emergency landing
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