A pilot and passenger have been rescued from a small, private plane spotted in the water in the Everglades in Collier County. Collier County Sheriff's Office units responded.

A CCSO spokesman said the agency received a call at 12:49 p.m. Sunday from someone reporting they saw a plane in the water about five miles west of Everglades City in the Ten Thousand Islands area.

The spokesman said the reporting party did not see the plane crash, just saw the craft in the water.

A Sheriff's Office marine unit responded and rescued the pilot and a passenger. Their conditions were unknown at this time.

Fire and EMS units also responded and a Sheriff's Office aviation unit is in the air searching for any more people in the water or area. The situation is still very active, the Sheriff's Office spokesman said,

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