Authorities say a man has been rescued after the small plane he was flying crashed in North Florida.
Officials tell news outlets that 20-year-old Abdulaziz Qoutrah of Daytona Beach was flying from Ormond Beach to Gainesville on Monday afternoon. His 1977 Cessna 152 aircraft experienced engine troubles and crashed in a heavily wooded and marshy area in Melrose, which is roughly 60 miles south of Jacksonville.
Qoutrah was extricated from the plane and airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries. Officials say no one else was on the plane.
The Florida Highway Patrol and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the crash.
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