UPDATE: The trapped occupants have been rescued with serious injuries including hypothermia.
A “herculean effort” Sunday night saw the rescue of two people that were trapped and “dangling” from their small plane over live power lines in Maryland for hours after the aircraft crashed and became entangled in the wires.Chief spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service Pete Piringer, who was at the scene, said the crash involving a passenger and a pilot happened around 5.30 p.m., with units arriving on scene to find the aircraft suspended approximately 100 feet in the air.
The pilot was identified as Patrick Merkle, 65, of Washington, D.C. The passenger is Jan Williams, 66, of Louisiana. For hours, the occupants were “dangling about 100 feet in the air” while “everything is still energized. Goldstein said in an update that authorities had been contacting the pair via phone, moderating regular check-in intervals to conserve the devices batteries. The pair were initially communicating through a 911 dispatcher, relaying messages, until authorities transitioned to contacting them directly.
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