Plane Crashes Near Lifeguard Competition; Pilot Rescued
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A Coast Guard spokesperson says the pilot was rescued after the plane crashed about 30 yards from shore on Friday. No one else was aboard.
A small plane towing a banner crashed in the ocean Friday during a lifeguard competition that turned into a real-life rescue along Southern California's popular Huntington Beach.
Corinne Baginski was at the beach for her 17-year-old daughter's races in the junior lifeguarding division around 1:30 p.m. when she heard the sound of the aircraft slamming into the water. She instinctively turned to the tent where the teens were waiting for the next event to begin as part of the 2022 California Surf Lifesaving Association Junior Lifeguard Championship.
"I heard a thump and then I looked at the tent and I see all the kids turning and running," she said.
