East Feliciana deputies: Plane makes emergency landing in woods off La. Highway 19 in Slaughter
SLAUGHTER — The East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office said that a plane made an emergency landing Thursday morning off La. Highway 19.
According to deputies, someone called saying they were notified by a man walking out of the woods that he had landed his plane and was going to find someone to help him get it out of the woods.
Officials said that they found a pontoon plane with wheels that had no apparent damage.
Deputies got in contact with the pilot, who said he went up in the air less than a mile from where the plane made the emergency landing due to electrical issues.
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The Slaughter Police Department and the Federal Aviation Administration will be investigating.