172 ditched offshore, Vero Beach - all rescued

[ateamer]

Outstanding job by the sheriff’s office helo and Coast Guard!

'Incredibly heroic': Pilots speak about rescue of 3 after plane crashed in ocean - Vero News

VERO BEACH — A myriad of thoughts raced through the minds of Jonathan Lozada and Chase Gomez, two experienced deputy pilots, as they carried out a desperate search for a … Read More »

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[frfly172]

a little luck was with them. Being found in the dark could have posed a major problem.

 

[NavAir]

a little luck was with them. Being found in the dark could have posed a major problem.

When you crash at night, IRDS (FLIR) is your friend...

 

[tobnpr]

"Water landing" in the Atlantic in the dark- getting out uninjured and swimming away? Impressive...

 

[mandm]

Wow very nice, not sure that I’d want the bottled water after being rescued, maybe a whiskey

 

[bbchien]

If the pilots had a survival light this would have been easier- it was at night.... but they got lucky and FLIR was avaialbe.

 

[Albany Tom]

Love the happy outcome, and love that the search and rescue guys were there with good tools, training, and attitude. They're going to get added to that pilot's Christmas card list I'd predict.