The rescuers had to move to a spectacular and dangerous operation in the US state of Maryland on Sunday evening. A small plane had crashed into an electricity pylon and got stuck in it. The pilot of the machine and a passenger traveling with him had to wait hours for their rescue. There were massive power outages and two hospitals were also affected.
The accident in Montgomery County happened around 5:30 p.m. local time on Sunday. Alarm reports were immediately received by the police and rescue services. When the first emergency services arrived on the scene, they found the small plane about 30 meters above the ground. The immediate vicinity and an affected country road have been immediately closed and contact has been made via mobile phone with the 65-year-old pilot and the 66-year-old passenger, CNN reports.
Prior to the rescue operation, the mast had to be secured accordingly to avoid the risk of electric shock. The small plane also had to be stabilized so as not to endanger the lives of the rescuers. It was not until around 12:30 p.m. that the two injured could be freed from the plane and taken to hospital.
Hospitals switched to emergency surgery
As a result of the accident, 85,000 households and two hospitals were temporarily affected by power outages. The latter had to switch to emergency operation. Many households were still affected on Monday morning.
Source: Krone
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