Small plane makes emergency landing in frigid Hudson River and the 2 people aboard swim to safety

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NEWBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — A small plane attempting an emergency landing crashed into the frigid Hudson River, but the pilot and a passenger escaped the wreckage and safely swam to shore, authorities said.

The crash occurred Monday night, shortly after the single-engine Cessna 172 took off from Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

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