2 Saved After Plane Plunges Into Ocean
Coast Guard helicopters rescued two men whose plane crashed into the ocean near Santa Catalina Island on Sunday, about 40 miles off the Southern California coast, authorities said.
A fishing vessel spotted the Cessna 150 going down about 15 miles northeast of San Clemente Island shortly after 5 p.m., said Lt. Nick Stagliano. Coast Guard helicopters found the men after a 35-minute search.
The men, Andrew Anderson of Orange and Allen Spencer of Westminster, both 28, were not seriously hurt.
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