Plane lands on Florida beach after pilot reports engine failure

FOX 13 News Staff

May 21, 2024 at 6:52 AM

<div>Courtesy: Walton County Sheriff's Office</div> — Courtesy: Walton County Sheriff's Office

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. - Beachgoers in the Florida Panhandle had some unexpected company: a small plane making an emergency landing on the sand.

According to the Walton County Sheriff's Office, a Cessna landed near Beach Drive East in Miramar Beach on Monday after the pilot reported engine failure.

Miramar Beach is about ten miles east of Destin along a stretch known as the Emerald Coast.

No injuries were reported onboard the plane or on the beach.

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