{"id":42223,"date":"2015-07-20T18:40:25","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T22:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=42223"},"modified":"2015-07-20T18:42:22","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T22:42:22","slug":"man-rescued-from-plane-crash-after-national-guard-hears-mayday-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/man-rescued-from-plane-crash-after-national-guard-hears-mayday-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Natl. Guard Finds Crashed Plane After Hearing Mayday Call"},"content":{"rendered":"
DETROIT- U.S. Customs and Border Protection\u2019s (CBP) Office of Air and Marine (OAM), rescued a Canadian citizen after crashing into Lake Michigan. An OAM A-Star helicopter crew was instrumental in the rescue of downed pilot.<\/p>\n
At approximately 7pm on Saturday, July 18, an OAM A-Star helicopter crew assigned to the Great Lakes Air and Marine Branch on Selfridge Air National Guard Base, was returning from a mission in northern Michigan when they heard a Mayday call from a pilot in distress. The crew of the A-Star quickly determined the aircraft in distress was nearby and responded immediately to the small island of St. Martin in Lake Michigan.<\/p>\n
Shortly thereafter, the aircrew consisting of an OAM Air Interdiction Agent and a U.S. Border Patrol Supplemental Aircrew Member, established communications with the wife of the downed pilot, who was circling the crash site in a separate aircraft. After establishing communications, the OAM crew located the downed airplane, and found the pilot, identified as Robert Kelly a Canadian citizen, exiting the aircraft. The crew landed their aircraft on the rocky beach near the crash site. Mr. Kelly was found with only minor injuries.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe quick thinking and precision flying of this aircrew was instrumental in this rescue,\u201d said Mike Bishop, Director of Air Operations. \u201cWe could not have asked for a better outcome and I am very proud that my guys could reunite this husband and wife.\u201d<\/p>\n
After rescuing Mr. Kelly, the crew transported him to the Escanaba Airport (KESC), where he joined his wife.<\/p>\n
The NTSB and Federal Aviation Administration will investigate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DETROIT- U.S. Customs and Border Protection\u2019s (CBP) Office of Air and Marine (OAM), rescued a Canadian citizen after crashing into Lake Michigan. An OAM A-Star helicopter crew was instrumental in the rescue of downed pilot. At approximately 7pm on Saturday, July 18, an OAM A-Star helicopter crew assigned to the Great Lakes Air and Marine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5409,"featured_media":42224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[1],"tags":[316,317,318],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n