BAGUIO CITY — A pilot and his passenger were injured after a four-seater Cessna 172 plane with body number RP-C6923 crashed into the waters off the village of Canaoay in San Fernando City, La Union province on Tuesday morning, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said in a statement.
The plane took off from the San Fernando Airport minutes before the accident.
The Philippine Coast Guard immediately deployed its medical and special operations unit to respond to the incident. The team gave first aid and brought the victims to the Lorma Medical Center.
The Marine Environmental Protection Unit was also called in to lay two 25-meter oil spill booms to prevent a spill.
The CAAP said it had launched an investigation of the crash. — Artemio A. Dumlao
