MACOMB, Ill. (AP) – Authorities say the pilot of a small plane was rescued after the plane he was flying crashed and got stuck in a tree in Argyle Lake State Park.
The McDonough County Sheriff’s Office says the plane crashed Friday afternoon, trapping the 75-year-old pilot in a tree about 50 feet in the area.
Authorities received a distress call from the pilot of a Cessna 172M Skyhawk around 4:30 p.m.
Deputies located the pilot in the tree, which was about a mile from the nearest roadway. The pilot had minor injuries.
