Small plane crashes into Lino Lakes pond, pilot uninjured

Police and fire staff responded to an unnamed pond in a neighborhood north of Main Street near Interstate 35E.

July 9, 2023 at 2:47AM

A small plane crashed into a Lino Lakes pond Saturday evening but the pilot got himself out unharmed, according to Anoka County Dispatch.

A neighbor called in the incident at about 8 p.m. Police and fire staff responded to an unnamed pond in a neighborhood north of Main Street near Interstate 35E in Lino Lakes.

The pilot was the sole occupant. It was not immediately clear why the plane went down.

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