Four people and a dog
were rescued near St Petersburg, Florida, on Tuesday, October 8, after the private plane they were using to evacuate from Hurricane Milton crashed into the water soon after takeoff, news reports
said.The US Coast Guard said a good Samaritan and a local fire crew pulled the people and dog out of the water, before a police boat arrived on the scene.WFLA News Channel 8
quoted police as saying that the small plane crashed around 10:52 am due to engine failure.Three of the four people were brought to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, WFLA
said. Credit: USCG Southeast via Storyful