Ex-Coast Guard Pilot Rescued After Crash
From Times Wire Reports
A retired Coast Guard pilot whose single-engine plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean nearly 100 miles off Maui was rescued after more than three hours in the water, officials said.
William Swears, 43, was found 94 miles north of the island and flown to Maui Medical Center, where he was in stable condition, Coast Guard officials said.
Swears had reported engine trouble. After receiving a radioed distress signal, a Coast Guard C-130 aircraft spotted the wreckage of the Canard Pusher in the water.
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