PRIEST LAKE, Idaho — Two adults and one child are lucky to be alive after their plane crashed onto the beach near Cavanaugh Bay at Priest Lake just before 4 p.m. Sunday.
Priest Lake Fire Volunteer Keith Hanson was at the scene helping the injured passengers. "The pilot had head trauma," Hanson said. "The child had no injuries, but was a little shaken up."
With no one else hurt, people were thankful to have not been in the wrong place at the wrong time. Walk along the beach and evidence of the crash goes beyond just the plane.
"Fortunately for a bad situation, it could have been much worse," Hanson said.
The Bonner County Undersheriff says the plane is not leaking fuel into the lake and it's still safe to access the beach. But from now on, people will likely pay closer attention.
The Bonner County Undersheriff says the passengers' injuries are all non-life threatening. He told KREM 2 the plane will stay on scene while the FAA and NTSB investigate the cause of the crash.
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