Tiffany’s 4-seat plane makes emergency water landing near Wausau
Wisconsin congressman and candidate-for-governor Tom Tiffany and a pilot sustained only minor injuries after having to make an emergency water landing in a four-seat Bonanza airplane late Saturday night near Wausau.
Tiffany said in a statement that he was returning from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day Dinner when the plane lost power and was forced to land on Lake Wausau.
“After landing, we called 911,” Tiffany said in a statement. “As the plane began to submerge, we exited the aircraft and swam to a shallow area, where we waited until emergency responders reached us by boat.”
Tiffany and the unnamed pilot were taken to Aspirus Wausau Hospital and were treated for minor injuries.
“God was watching over us tonight, and I am incredibly grateful to be here in the hospital with my wife, Chris, by my side,” Tiffany said. “An experience like this reminds you just how precious life is.”
Tiffany thanked the Wausau Fire Department for quick action along with other first responders.
Tiffany is a Republican running against Democrat David Crowley in the Nov. 3 general election for governor.
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