Two people were rescued from a small plane that crash-landed into the icy Hudson River near the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge on Monday night, authorities said.<\/p>\n
The local Middle Hope Fire Department<\/a> said first responders were dispatched to the crash site, which is about 50 miles north of New York City, just after 8 p.m.<\/p>\n They located the plane in the water after searching for several minutes, and the occupants were able to get themselves out and swim to the shore, according to the department.<\/p>\n The two people were evaluated on the scene by Newburgh emergency medical workers and were transported to the hospital, fire officials said.<\/p>\n The Coast Guard said in a post on X that no major injuries were immediately reported<\/a>. The agency added that it is partnering with local agencies to investigate the crash as well as contain and clean up any pollution.<\/p>\n New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called the incident<\/a> \u201canother miracle on the Hudson,\u201d referring to the 2009 US Airways flight piloted by Cpt. Chesley \u201cSully\u201d Sullenberger that crash-landed in the river<\/a> near Manhattan after the plane hit a flock of birds. All of the more than 150 passengers and crew members survived that incident.<\/p>\n \u201cThank God both the pilot and passenger of a single-engine plane that performed an ice landing near Newburgh have been located with only minor injuries,\u201d Hochul wrote on X on Monday night. \u201cGrateful to our first responders for their quick actions.\u201d<\/p>\n