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New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker addresses press conference on plane crash into the Quinnipiac River Thursday.
Behind him, second from left is Sean Scanlon, executive director of Tweed New Haven Airport; Rick Fontana, director of emergency management in New Haven; and Assistant Fire Chief Justin McCarthy. They set up operations at the Quinnipiac Marina on Front Street.
Mary O’Leary / For Hearst Connecticut Media
NEW HAVEN — A man, woman and a large dog were rescued Thursday evening after a small plane dropped into the Quinnipiac River, according to officials.
Good Samaritans operating two boats in the marina saved the passengers from the water, according to New Haven’s Director of Emergency Operations, Rick Fontana.