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On Thursday, Sept. 11, a small plane crashed into Lake Michigan after encountering "a problem" in flight

The aircraft had reportedly departed from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport just 20 minutes before the incident

According to local news outlets, all three passengers were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard without suffering any injuries

Three people have been rescued after the plane they were in crashed into Lake Michigan, according to reports.

At around 12:35 p.m. local time on Thursday, Sept. 11, a Cirrus SR22 aircraft crashed into the lake near Racine, Wis., around 20 minutes after taking off from Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport toward Michigan, TMJ4 News and WMTV 15 News reported.

An airport spokesperson said that the plane “encountered a problem

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