Two individuals, who spent practically seven hours trapped 100ft (30 metres) above floor after their aircraft crashed into reside energy strains, have been rescued.
The incident occurred at round 5.40pm on Sunday close to Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Maryland – leaving round 120,000 residents with out energy.
Rescuers managed to “electrically ground” the plane by round 11.30pm, Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein mentioned.
They then secured the plane to the pylons earlier than the 2 males had been safely introduced down by 12.36am on Monday.
Both males suffered “serious injuries” from the crash, and hypothermia was additionally a problem, the fireplace chief mentioned.
The males have been named by Maryland State Police as pilot Patrick Merkle, 65, of Washington DC and passenger Jan Williams, 66, of Louisiana.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mentioned the reason for the crash was not instantly clear and a joint investigation with the National Transportation Safety Board is underneath method.
Utility agency Pepco mentioned round 120,000 clients had been with out energy straight after the crash, however that by the point the lads had been rescued most had their provide restored.
Mr Goldstein mentioned the subsequent step was to take away the aircraft earlier than the facility strains may very well be restrung and reconnected.
Source: information.sky.com”