From CNN.com:
HONOLULU, Hawaii (AP) -- A retired Coast Guard pilot whose single-engine plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean nearly 100 miles off Maui was rescued early Sunday after more than three hours in the water, officials said.
William Swears was located 94 miles north of the island and airlifted to Maui Medical Center, where he was in stable condition, Coast Guard officials said.
Swears had reported engine trouble about 9 p.m. Saturday.
After receiving a radio beacon, a Coast Guard C-130 aircraft saw the wreckage of the Canard Pusher in the water shortly after midnight. A pair of Hawaii Air National Guard F-15 fighter jets also reported seeing an oil slick.
Swears was rescued at 12:30 a.m. by the crew of a HH-65 helicopter, the same type of aircraft he operated when he was stationed at Barbers Point Air Station.
"He's in wonderful condition," Petty Officer Jennifer Johnson said.
HONOLULU, Hawaii (AP) -- A retired Coast Guard pilot whose single-engine plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean nearly 100 miles off Maui was rescued early Sunday after more than three hours in the water, officials said.
William Swears was located 94 miles north of the island and airlifted to Maui Medical Center, where he was in stable condition, Coast Guard officials said.
Swears had reported engine trouble about 9 p.m. Saturday.
After receiving a radio beacon, a Coast Guard C-130 aircraft saw the wreckage of the Canard Pusher in the water shortly after midnight. A pair of Hawaii Air National Guard F-15 fighter jets also reported seeing an oil slick.
Swears was rescued at 12:30 a.m. by the crew of a HH-65 helicopter, the same type of aircraft he operated when he was stationed at Barbers Point Air Station.
"He's in wonderful condition," Petty Officer Jennifer Johnson said.
