US Republican Lawmaker Swims to Safety After Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Lake

A small aircraft carrying U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany (68), a Republican candidate running for Wisconsin governor, has made an emergency landing in a lake.

According to The Washington Post (WP) on September 13 (local time), the small plane carrying Representative Tiffany lost power while he was returning home after attending a dinner in Onalaska, Wisconsin, the previous night, forcing it to make an emergency water landing in a lake near the Downtown Wausau Airport.

There were two people on board the aircraft, including Representative Tiffany and the pilot.

As the plane began to sink into the water, the two men escaped from the aircraft, swam to shallow water, and were rescued by rescue personnel who approached in an airboat.

Both individuals sustained minor injuries. Representative Tiffany received stitches for a cut above his right eye and was discharged from the hospital.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated that it is investigating the cause of the accident.

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