GLADES COUNTY, Fla. — Two people were hurt after a small plane crashed Thursday morning in Glades County, according to the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office.
The sheriff's office said they received a 911 transfer just after 11 a.m. from the Highlands County Sheriff's Office from a pilot who made an emergency crash landing.
The pilot said he thought his location was somewhere in Okeechobee County between State Road 78 and Highway 70 West.
Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office
After searching the area, Okeechobee County officials found the plane in a cow pasture about 1,500 feet off of State Road 70 in Glades County.
Both the pilot and a passenger were flown by helicopter to a hospital.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.