A Maryland fire chief said the plane got stuck in the lines about 100 feet above the ground Sunday evening.
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Two people were rescued early Monday more than six hours after their small plane crashed into live power lines, causing widespread outages in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Maryland State Police identified them as pilot Patrick Merkle, 65, of Washington, D.C., and passenger Janet Williams, 66, of Marrero, Louisiana. Both suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and that hypothermia had set in while they waited to be pulled from the plane, Goldstein said. Utility contractors had to disconnect the high-tension wires to make it safe for rescuers to stabilize the plane.
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