11 rescued after private plane crashes into Atlantic off Florida coast
A private plane from the Bahamas crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast, prompting a rescue operation that saved 11 people, according to confirmed reports.
Footage from the rescue showed the survivors in a life raft as a storm approached.
They were later airlifted to hospital.
The rescue was carried out by the US Air Force.
No further details were immediately confirmed about the aircraft, the people on board, or the cause of the crash.
The incident is significant because it involved a sea rescue in worsening weather conditions, with all 11 people recovered from the water.
It also highlights the risks faced by aircraft travelling over open water in the region.
The available information indicates the plane had departed from the Bahamas before crashing into the Atlantic off Florida.
The immediate focus then shifted to locating survivors and getting them medical care.
