April 02--A pilot from Illinois escaped injury Monday when his single-engine Cessna airplane crashed into a swamp in Juneau County, the sheriff's office said.
Firefighters used a small rowboat to rescue the 29-year-old Rockford man from the swamp in Wonewoc Township because of high water, according to the sheriff's office.
The crash was reported at 12:41 p.m. near Bottom Road after the plane departed from Wonewoc. The pilot told investigators he was on his way from Park Falls to St. Louis and landed at the airport to check the aircraft, which crashed after developing engine trouble, the sheriff's office said.
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