Passenger killed, pilot hospitalized after seaplane plunges into Everglades in Collier County

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) — First responders raced to rescue two people on board a small plane that plunged into the Florida Everglades, but only one victim would make it out alive.

Saturday’s dramatic rescue in the middle of the Everglades in Collier County got underway after boaters found the aircraft in the water.

“I’m out in the middle of Everglades National Park. There’s an airplane down here in the water. No survivors as of yet,” said a 911 caller…

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