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Coast Guard rescues 2 downed aircraft survivors near Greenville, NC

A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew rescued two survivors from a downed aircraft May 5, 2023 near the Pitt-Greenville Airport in Greenville, North Carolina . The helicopter crew arrived on scene, safely hoisted the survivors and took them to ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville. (U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City.)

PORTSMOUTH, Va. –

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued two adult survivors from a downed aircraft Friday near Greenville, North Carolina.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command center received a call from Pitt County reporting a plane crash near the Tar River by the Pitt-Greenville Airport and requested Coast Guard assistance. The watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew to assist.

The helicopter crew arrived on scene, safely hoisted the survivors and took them to ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville.