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| Porthcawl: Aircraft crashes into sea off south Wales coast | Porthcawl: Aircraft crashes into sea off south Wales coast |
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| The aircraft crashed into the sea off Porthcawl, Bridgend | The aircraft crashed into the sea off Porthcawl, Bridgend |
| An aircraft has crashed into the sea off the south Wales coast. | An aircraft has crashed into the sea off the south Wales coast. |
| HM Coastguard was called out on Tuesday morning after reports of a light aircraft going into the sea at Porthcawl, in Bridgend county. | |
| It said the alarm was raised at about 09:20 BST as the pilot was making his way on to dry land. | It said the alarm was raised at about 09:20 BST as the pilot was making his way on to dry land. |
| One person has been taken to hospital for further treatment, the Welsh Ambulance Service said. | One person has been taken to hospital for further treatment, the Welsh Ambulance Service said. |
| Resident Margaret Kendrick said she looked out of her window to see the upside-down aircraft. | Resident Margaret Kendrick said she looked out of her window to see the upside-down aircraft. |
| The aircraft crashed into the sea off Porthcawl | The aircraft crashed into the sea off Porthcawl |
| "He was very lucky where it landed, I walked out of my house and saw a red shape," she said. | "He was very lucky where it landed, I walked out of my house and saw a red shape," she said. |
| "Somebody not far away saw it coming down, all of a sudden the plane was quiet and the engine went off." | "Somebody not far away saw it coming down, all of a sudden the plane was quiet and the engine went off." |
| The coastguard said the pilot made his way to dry land after the crash | The coastguard said the pilot made his way to dry land after the crash |
| "There's RNLI boats, the police and a helicopter there - the tide is coming in now," said Ms Kendrick. | "There's RNLI boats, the police and a helicopter there - the tide is coming in now," said Ms Kendrick. |
| "The pilot walked away apparently, he was so close to the rocks - I thought I was seeing things." | "The pilot walked away apparently, he was so close to the rocks - I thought I was seeing things." |
| Four people escape crashed helicopter | Four people escape crashed helicopter |
| How easy is it to land a plane with no experience? | How easy is it to land a plane with no experience? |
| Laser attack injures air ambulance medic | Laser attack injures air ambulance medic |
| James Brown, 75, saw the plane crash while walking on nearby Lock's Common. | James Brown, 75, saw the plane crash while walking on nearby Lock's Common. |
| The retired church minister said he heard the aircraft's engine "stutter" before the plane "swooped" into the water. | The retired church minister said he heard the aircraft's engine "stutter" before the plane "swooped" into the water. |
| Onlookers said the crash was a "near miss" from the nearby rocks | Onlookers said the crash was a "near miss" from the nearby rocks |
| He told the PA news agency: "As I was observing the bay I could hear a fairly low noise of a plane and as I looked to the Swansea direction I saw a light aircraft. | He told the PA news agency: "As I was observing the bay I could hear a fairly low noise of a plane and as I looked to the Swansea direction I saw a light aircraft. |
| "It was a bright red colour, very visual, and it passed me right by on the edge of the rocks. | "It was a bright red colour, very visual, and it passed me right by on the edge of the rocks. |
| "Then three or four seconds later I heard the engine begin to splutter and stutter. As I watched it, the engine died completely and then very rapidly it just swooped right down into the water. | "Then three or four seconds later I heard the engine begin to splutter and stutter. As I watched it, the engine died completely and then very rapidly it just swooped right down into the water. |
| "I couldn't see the exact moment of the crash, but I walked over and could see it had upended, with the nose in the water and the tail sticking up in the air." | "I couldn't see the exact moment of the crash, but I walked over and could see it had upended, with the nose in the water and the tail sticking up in the air." |
| Mr Brown described the incident as "a very near miss" and said if the pilot had landed on nearby rocks, it "would have been a very different outcome". | Mr Brown described the incident as "a very near miss" and said if the pilot had landed on nearby rocks, it "would have been a very different outcome". |
| Emergency services attended the scene after being called shortly before 09:30 | Emergency services attended the scene after being called shortly before 09:30 |
| Chris Page, from the RNLI, said the team were "incredibly relieved" to arrive on scene to find the pilot was able to be safely recovered. | Chris Page, from the RNLI, said the team were "incredibly relieved" to arrive on scene to find the pilot was able to be safely recovered. |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said it was aware of the incident and was investigating. | The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said it was aware of the incident and was investigating. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Wales | Wales |
| Aviation accidents and incidents | Aviation accidents and incidents |
| Bridgend | Bridgend |
| Porthcawl | Porthcawl |