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2008/10/05

Georgia Emergency Landing and Rescue



What: Cessna en route from New Jersey to Saint Simon's Island.
Where: near Wassaw Island, in the marsh east of Skidaway Island.
When: Saturday morning
Who: pilot Eugenia Singer and her dog
Why: The engine surged and then lost power. Air traffic control directed her to marshland, where she landed submerged.

On the Coast Guard Air Station Savannah rescue helicopter was flight mechanic Adam Morehouse who helped hoist Singer and her dog to safety in a basket.

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