Overview
- Emergency crews in New Salem rescued a lone pilot from O'Loughlin Pond after a small plane went down Friday around 7:40 p.m.
- A Massachusetts state trooper, outfitted with a flotation device and a tether line, swam to the pilot and pulled him to shore.
- The pilot was taken by ambulance to the Orange airport and flown by helicopter to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, where his condition was not released.
- Officials said the plane is fully submerged and will remain in the water until specialized recovery equipment arrives, with the FAA notified and the crash under investigation.
- Crews stayed on scene overnight to plan the recovery in a pond that lies within the Quabbin Reservoir watershed.