{
  "id": 7100467,
  "title": "GOP congressman from Wisconsin swims to safety after plane makes emergency landing in a lake",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/gop-congressman-from-wisconsin-swims-to-safety-after-plane-makes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T11:33:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/09/13/gop-congressman-from-wisconsin-swims-to-safety-after-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-a-lake"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Wausau, Wis. (AP) — Republican congressman Tom Tiffany recounted his harrowing experience after a plane he was on made an emergency landing in Lake Wausau late Saturday.\n\nTiffany had just arrived from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day Dinner when the light aircraft's engine failed as it approached Wausau Downtown Airport. The pilot made an emergency landing in the lake. Both Tiffany and the pilot found themselves in the water, but quickly swam to safety.\n\n\"The plane began to submerge, so we exited the aircraft and swam to a shallow area, where we waited until emergency responders reached us by boat,\" Tiffany wrote on his social media platform X.\n\nBoth individuals were treated at a nearby hospital for minor injuries. Tiffany is a gubernatorial candidate for the Republican party in Wisconsin and has received the endorsement of former President Donald Trump. The single-engine, four-seat aircraft was a Bonanza.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Wisconsin Ironman 70.3 death: Athlete passes away after medical emergency; details emerge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/wisconsin-ironman-70-3-death-athlete-passes-away-after-medical",
        "published": "2026-09-13T02:06:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}