Pilot suspected of flying drunk arrested after plane crashes
A pilot who crashed his ultralight into a central Minnesota lake was arrested on suspicion of flying while intoxicated.
The St. Cloud Times reports Sherburne County deputies arrested the 46-year-old man Monday after the plane crashed into Elk Lake.
Sheriff Joel Brott says the pilot and his adult passenger were pulled from the water by a boater on the lake.
The sheriff says while deputies were investigating, they found that the pilot was flying while under the influence of alcohol.
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Neither the pilot nor his passenger was injured. The county and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.
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Information from: The St. Cloud Times
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