
The man had no medical concerns and was transferred to Hunter Army Airfield.
U.S. Coast Guard photo.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew rescue survivor from plane crash into the marsh next to the Medway River in Savannah, yesterday Saturday.
The MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter (SRR) aircrew transferred the man to Hunter Army Airfield with no medical concerns.
A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air controller notified to U.S. Coast Guard Sector Charleston watchstanders at 6:24 p.m., over the phone, reporting a plane crashed with one person aboard.
The Coast Guard Sector Charleston watchstanders immediately launched a Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter aircrew to search and rescue the plane crashed pilot.

Air Station Savannah’s area of responsibility cover approximately 450 nautical miles of shoreline from the northern border of South Carolina to Melbourne, Florida.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Barry Bena.
«Our crew located the pilot waving and standing on top of his submerged aircraft,» said U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Munoz, Coast Guard Air Station Savannah search and rescue flight mechanic. «Good communication and quick action resulted in a safe and successful rescue of a pilot who will now get to go home to his family safely.»
The FAA is leading the investigation.
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