Two volunteers with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary remained hospitalized with serious injuries after the plane they were in crash-landed near a borough athletic field, officials said Friday morning.
CRESSKILL - Two volunteers with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary remained hospitalized with serious injuries after the plane they were in crash-landed near a borough athletic field, officials said Friday morning.
The plane's two injured occupants were being treated at Hackensack University Medical Center and their injuries were not considered life-threatening, U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Charles Rowe said.
Rowe declined to identify the injured, citing agency policy.
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The plane was conducting a routine patrol of the Hudson River after taking off from Linden Airport on Thursday, according to Rowe. The patrols focus on possible safety hazards along the busy waterway.
As volunteers, members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary provide their own planes for patrol duties, the spokesman added. The aircraft was not a government plane, he said.
Federal Aviation Administration records show the 1978 Cessna 172 aircraft was registered to a Delaware-based aviation firm.
The plane made an emergency crash-landing in trees near the Cresskill Swim Club around 5 p.m. Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a statement.
The FAA has not released further details on the incident. Rowe said the investigation was ongoing.
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