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ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. — Altamonte Springs police are investigating after a small sea plane crashed in Lake Orienta Saturday.
Police said the pilot didn’t bring up the plane’s landing gear, causing the nose of the aircraft to go under water, partially submerging the plane.
The pilot wasn’t injured and got out of the lake safely.
A boater in the area helped pull the plane to shore.
The Seminole County Fire Department pumped water out of the plane and got it out of the water.
Fire officials responded to the scene about 11 a.m.
The identity of the pilot has not been released.
WFTV
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