New drone footage: Pilot rescued after emergency landing into ocean near Oak Island

Newly released video shows the swift rescue of a pilot who made an emergency landing into the ocean in Oak Island, North Carolina, earlier this month.

On August 2, at 7:33 pm, the small, single engine airplane entered the water, near the Oak Island Pier, according to the Town of Oak Island.

Drone footage released by the town shows the moment rescuers from the Beach Safety Unit extracted local pilot Mark Finkelstein from the overturned aircraft…

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