The pleasant ride almost turned into a drama. It was shortly after 8 a.m. on Monday morning when the Cross Med, the sea rescue center, was contacted by the Ajaccio control tower, in Corsica, which informed him of the distress of a damaged tourist plane. engine.
Rescued by a sailboat which was in the area, then hoisted
The small plane, with three people on board, two men and a woman, was then about fifty kilometers from the west coast of Corsica when it was forced to land.
The castaways were first rescued by a sailboat which was in the area before being hoisted by an army helicopter and transported to Ajaccio hospital, where they are unharmed. The plane, meanwhile, sank.