‘We Hit Hard’: Wisconsin Gubernatorial Nominee Recalls Plane Crashing Into Lake
Tiffany said he and the pilot swam to shore after the plane began to sink, and he later needed 12 stitches above his right eye.
- Wisconsin Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany survived a plane crash into Lake Wausau, swimming to shore with pilot Len Boltz after the four-passenger aircraft began to sink in the dark.
- Moments before impact, Tiffany tightened his seatbelt, estimating it was "not more than 5 seconds" before the plane hit the water; he later described the crash sound as "kind of eerie."
- The crash left Tiffany with a head injury requiring 12 stitches above his right eye. Emergency responders arrived within one or two minutes of his 911 call, which Tiffany credited to divine intervention.
- After reaching shore, Tiffany checked on Len Boltz before calling his wife, Chris, to say, "Chris, I'm OK." He credited Boltz's swimming ability for their survival in the dark water.
- While his doctor advised against flying for a few days, Tiffany plans to work from home and expressed no hesitation about resuming small-plane travel for his campaign.
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WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a candidate for Wisconsin governor, wiped away tears and laughed while sharing how thankful he was Sunday to survive a harrowing late-night emergency landing into a lake of the small plane he…
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Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany is opening up about the terrifying moments before a small plane carrying him slammed into Lake Wausau, leaving him bloodied but alive. Tiffany, 68, said the Beechcraft Bonanza lost power Saturday night as it approached Wausau Downtown Airport after he attended the La Crosse County Lincoln […]
Tiffany recounts emergency plane landing in Lake Wausau, thanks first responders - Central Wisconsin News
Rep. Tom Tiffany, on September 13, addressed the emergency plane landing in Lake Wausau that sent him and the pilot to the hospital Saturday night, thanking the pilot and first responders whose actions helped bring both men to safety.
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