Pilot crashes into lake, resident rescues him [Video]

OUT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY. A SMALL PLANE CRASHED INTO CLARKS LAKE IN REIDSVILLE AT ABOUT 330 THIS AFTERNOON. THE PILOT TOLD THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE HE WAS TAKING OFF FROM A NEARBY AIRPORT WHEN, QUOTE, THE WIND GOT HIM. HE ENDED UP LANDING THE ULTRALIGHT PLANE INTO CLARKS LAKE BEFORE CLIMBING OUT. DEPUTIES SAY PEOPLE NEARBY JUMPED INTO A BOAT TO RESCUE HIM. THE PILOT, REMARKA

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