Trio Of Neighbors Honored For Saving The Lives Of Florida Plane Crash Survivors

Trio Of Neighbors Honored For Saving The Lives Of Florida Plane Crash Survivors

A trio of brave locals were honored recently when a small plane crashed in Florida.

Catching fire almost immediately, and with all souls both still alive and yet trapped inside, residents rushed to their aid, receiving the hero’s commendation from the Boca Raton PD.

The small Cessna Skymaster aircraft was approaching North Perry Airport when it crashed into a tree.

“It was a miracle no homes were hit,” said Laura Ingram, a mother of three who lives two houses down from the crash site. “We heard this weird sputtering noise, and then boom—it sounded like a car explosion. We ran outside and just saw smoke and fire coming from behind the trees.”

The passengers: the pilot, an adult, and two children, all survived with non-life-threatening injuries.

But there was no time to celebrate as black smoke began to fill the cabin. Phone camera footage shows a group of locals coming to the rescue. One brings an axe, another a hose to battle the growing blaze.

Their efforts ensured all four were rescued and the fire was put out.

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Honored in front of the county, one rescuer, Eddie Crispin, said he was more intimidated receiving the award in front of the cameras than when it was time to be a hero.

“My neighbor, where the plane actually crashed, had a water hose and was hosing the plane down. Another guy showed up with the axe; he was actually trying to break the window. It was just pretty much all going on at the exact same time. But we did pull them out one by one,” Crispin told Fox News.

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