A RED Bull air race plane has crashed into the Swan River in Western Australia, a Perth police spokeswoman told WAToday.com.
Marianne Cashim, a Victorian tourist who was watching the planes go through their paces, said the pilot was only in the water for a few minutes before he was pulled out.
The plane is believed to be that of Brazilian pilot Adilson Kindlemann, WAToday reported. Police spokesman Samuel Dinnison told the site he was believed to be okay. The crash happened about 11.50am (WST) facing the front of Wesley College.
"He appeared to be coming out of a turn, he was quite low to the water and it was like his wing just clipped something and he dropped straight in," Ms Cashim said.
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"He was in the water for only a few minutes, they pulled him out very quickly.
"I'm not sure if he got himself out or they got him out, but help was there very quickly and they took him off in the ambulance."
One witness told WAToday the plane had "almost disappeared under the water", but had now righted itself and was just "bobbing in the water".
Amazing control of the pilot, both wings stalled and he somehow manages to get it all level again... if he had a bit more height he would have been OK.
Makes our spinouts look a bit tame by comparison!
