Plane crashes in South Carolina lake; two people survive

Two people have been rescued by a boater after a plane crash into Lake Jocassee in northwest South Carolina.

Oconee County Sheriff Office crews responded to the plane crash about 1 p.m. Wednesday near Devil’s Fork State Park, according to news station WYFF.

The sheriff’s office told the news station the two people in the plane were wearing life jackets.

BREAKING: #Oconee Co. Emergency Management confirms plane has crashed into Lake Jocassee.

People tell me survivors climbing onto nearby pontoon boats. @foxcarolinanews pic.twitter.com/SGpNBDFABA
— Shale Remien (@ShaleRemien) July 8, 2020

They were not hurt.

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