Small plane down in Edgewater, kayakers help rescue pilot from Beards Creek - WBAL TV Baltimore

EDGEWATER, Md. —

People connected kayaks helped rescue the aviator of a tiny level that crashed Monday greeting into the icy Beards Creek successful Edgewater.

Anne Arundel County occurrence Lt. Jennifer Macallair told 11 News they received 911 calls astir 10:25 a.m. for a tiny level down successful the country of the creek.

Maryland State Police said a preliminary probe indicates the motor of the Piper Cherokee began sputtering successful the moments aft Steve Couchman, 71, of Frederick, took disconnected from Lee Airport. Witnesses told constabulary they heard the sputter, and soon thereafter, they heard the level clang into Beards Creek.

According to authorities police, 2 civilians and an on-duty Anne Arundel County constabulary serviceman utilized 3 kayaks to skim crossed the iced creek. While the level was sinking, the aviator got retired and stood connected the wing. Once the kayakers were adjacent enough, Couchman was capable to bent connected to 1 of them to enactment afloat.

"Miraclesly and heroically, the 2 kayakers were the ones who were capable to get to the aviator precise rapidly precise and propulsion him up onto the kayak capable retired of the h2o earlier DNR could get determination and propulsion them to shore," Macallair said.

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police chopped done the crystal and pulled the aviator safely into the vessel and took him to the Annapolis Landing Marina.

Couchman was taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to afloat recover, Macallair said.

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