Young pilot pulls off emergency sea landing off Florida beach, uninjured
TL;DR
A 23-year-old pilot, Faith Tenkley, landed her Piper PA30 in the Atlantic near Boca Raton after a gear failure forced an emergency sea landing; beachgoers and rescue crews quickly assisted, and she was transported to a hospital for precaution with no injuries reported.
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