Plane crashes into marsh off Georgia coast

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. — Authorities are investigating after a plane went down off the Georgia coast on Sunday.

The U.S. Coast Guard Station in Brunswick and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources responded to a small plane that crashed into the marsh off Jekyll Island.

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The pilot survived the crash and was taken to a local marina to be checked out by paramedics.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

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