BREAKING NEWS Plane crashes off coast of Connecticut as two survivors are pulled from Long Island Sound
The Piper PA-32 went down on Sunday morning just ten minutes after it took off from Bridgeport.
Before the plane went down, a call for assistance was made and the plane was directed to the Tweed New Haven Airport for an emergency landing, Newsday reported.
The aircraft crashed and sunk into the water with its occupants suffering minor injuries, according to the coast guard.
New Haven Operations Fire Chief Danny Coughlin said first responders rescued the two people on board the aircraft six miles off the coast of New Haven, the Stamford Advocate reported.
'They were wet, cold, and had some cuts on the hands and face,' a Coast Guard spokesperson told Newsday.
Both occupants have been reported to be in stable condition.
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