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Two people rescued from small plane crash near Georgia border

U.S. Coast Guard hoists two people to safety after small plane crashes in South Carolina near Georgia border. Dec. 7, 2024.
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U.S. Coast Guard hoists two people to safety after small plane crashes in South Carolina near Georgia border. Dec. 7, 2024.

A student pilot and instructor were not injured after their small plane went down in South Carolina during a training exercise.

Coast Guard video shows the dramatic moments two people were rescued from a small plane that crashed Saturday in a marsh near the Little Black River in South Carolina, not far from the Georgia border.

Officials say a Savannah crew hoisted the pair to safety just after 4 p.m. “with no reported medical concerns.”

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the downed plane is a single-engine Piper registered to Averett University in Danville, Virginia.

When contacted, a university spokesperson released a statement saying the plane was being pilot by a flight instructor and an aeronautics student when it "experienced an autopilot malfunction during takeoff."

"Both pilots were safe and suffered no injuries. They reverted immediately to their flight training, remaining calm and exercising excellent judgement," the statement continues.

The University says the aircraft was up to date on all maintenance and inspections.

Victoria Hansen is our Lowcountry connection covering the Charleston community, a city she knows well. She grew up in newspaper newsrooms and has worked as a broadcast journalist for more than 20 years. Her first reporting job brought her to Charleston where she covered local and national stories like the Susan Smith murder trial and the arrival of the Citadel’s first female cadet.