Plane Wreckage Pulled From Milton Swamp

Florida Milton Marcus Schrenker's plane removed from swamp east of Milton
by Pat Peterson
Published: Wed, January 14, 2009 - 8:31 pm CST Last Updated: Wed, January 14, 2009 - 11:01 pm CST
An Atlanta-based air salvage and recovery company pulled what's left of Marcus Schrenker plane from a swampy area in Santa Rosa County east of Milton Wednesday. A helicopter using a cable and winch system pulled up the remains of the plane, piece by piece. After three fly-overs, the fuselage and the wings were recovered.

People living near the crash site grabbed their video cameras and captured all the action.

"This doesn't happen too often," says Mike McCombs who lives about 100 yards from the crash site. "It was a close call, we were lucky it didn't crash into our house."

The air recovery team loaded the plane wreckage onto a flatbed truck then temporarily moved it to a hangar at a local airport before being released to federal authorities. The plane was then shipped to Atlanta while the bizarre, Schrenker investigation continues.

Embed:
Email a Friend Email to a Friend   
Printer Friendly Printer Friendly
Download Video   
Translate: » Spanish | French | German | Italian | Japanese | Chinese | Russian | Hindi

Recently Commented On

Siran Stacy Sues Dothan 911…

6 Total Comments
Siran Stacy Sues Dothan 911 Board After Fatal Wreck Former University of Alabama football player Siran Stacy… more »

Baldwin School Closing A Possibility?

4 Total Comments
Baldwin School Closing A Possibility? Baldwin County Board of Education says more layoffs, school… more »

WKRG Digital Signal Upgrade

1 Total Comments
WKRG Digital Signal Upgrade WKRG digital signal upgrades affect some reception for those… more »

Deadly Ship Explosion

1 Total Comments
Deadly Ship Explosion One person is dead, another believed to be dead following… more »

Gulf Coast Classic Attendance:…

10 Total Comments
Gulf Coast Classic Attendance: 8,495 The city of Mobile put up more than $70,000 for the 2009… more »