A pilot was airlifted to a hospital after the small plane he was flying crashed near an island in the Florida Keys Saturday afternoon, officials said.
Monroe County Sheriff's Office officials said the plane crashed around 1:30 p.m. near the Horseshoe Keys, located north of Bahia Honda Key near Marathon.
The pilot, who was not identified and was the only person on the plane, was brought to shore by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission agents and later airlifted to a Miami hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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