Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany survives an emergency water landing in Lake Wausau after his small plane loses power. Multiple outlets report that Tiffany and the pilot escape by swimming from the sinking aircraft.
Fox News, Newsweek, and the New York Post describe the incident as taking place Saturday night near Wausau Downtown Airport. The reports say the aircraft, a four-seat Bonanza, is approaching the airport when power is lost, prompting the water landing. After the landing, the plane sinks, and both occupants swim to safety.
While the outlets vary slightly in wording, they consistently characterize the event as an emergency landing on the lake followed by immediate evacuation. All accounts focus on Tiffany’s account that he and the pilot escape the sinking plane, with no mention of other victims or additional injuries in the provided summaries.
