Plane crashes into Utah Lake; occupants ‘submerged for an extended amount of time’

SARATOGA SPRINGS — A mini level collapsed into Utah Lake connected Friday, resulting successful its occupants being “submerged for an extended magnitude of time,” according to emergency responders.

“We’ve sewage crews of unit retired connected nan lake. They’re conscionable confirming immoderate things. The plane’s successful astir 8 and a half feet of water. … The likelihood of anybody still being viable is diminishing,” said Jess Campbell, Saratoga Springs Fire Department chief.

Utah County Sheriff’s Sgt. Spencer Cannon said that he didn’t cognize really galore group were successful nan plane, but that it had been cleared to onshore astatine nan Provo Airport anterior to nan crash.

The National Transportation Safety Board connected Friday posted connected nan societal level X that it is presently investigating nan clang of a Cirrus SR22 plane, which is simply a single-engine composite craft pinch four- aliases five-seat configurations.