Helicopter lifts plane out of Susquehanna River 2 weeks after crash

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A heavy-duty helicopter was called in to lift a plane out of the Susquehanna River almost two weeks after it crashed.

The Piper aircraft went down on October 4 near the infamous Three Mile Island nuclear power plant as it approached Harrisburg International Airport.
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The pilot and the passenger escaped without serious injury. They were pulled from the aircraft by a nearby boater.



A crew headed out by boat on Wednesday and attached rigging to the aircraft before it was carried away.



A large crowd gathered to watch all of the action, despite the rain.
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The crash was reminiscent of the "Miracle on the Hudson" 10 years ago, when Captain Sully Sullenberger landed his Airbus A-320 into Hudson River after the airliners hit a flock of geese. Sullenberger's actions saved the lives of all 155 people on board the U.S. Airways flight.

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ABC News contributed to this report.