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A 43 Air School pilot escaped unhurt from his plane which crashed into the Kowie river near the Mansfield Game Reserve, about six kilometres from Port Alfred, shortly after 10am today.
The pilot, who has not yet been identified, was believed to have been on a training flight from 43 Air School which is situated on the outskirts of the town.
Gardmed ambulance services regional manager Craig Schwartz said the call notifying them of the downed plane was received at 10.23am.
Paramedics were immediately dispatched to the site but were then told, shortly before arrival, that the pilot had managed to swim from the wreck and did not need assistance.
Attie Nieman, CEO of 43 Air School confirmed that one of its students executed an emergency landing on the banks of the Kowie river.
“The student was returning form a navigation exercise and was doing circuits and landings when he experienced engine problems,” Nieman said.
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