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Boaters Rescue Downed Flyers After Lake Erie Crash
Three Akron men were rescued from Lake Erie after a single engine plane crashed near Lanz Marina north of Port Clinton. Pilot William Burse 45 suffered minor injuries. passengers Frank Crimi 58 and Warren Anderson 42 unhurt. The plane hit power lines a tree and four boats as it diverted for an approach to Middle Bass Airport at 4 p.m. Few boats were damaged. John Griffith 32 of Columbus and Rob Nissen of Oregon pulled the men from fuel covered water.
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Put-In-Bay
Akron
Lake Erie
Lanz Marina
Port Clinton
William W. Burse
Frank Crimi
Warren J. Anderson
Ottawa County
Bruce E. Mettler
Burse
Middle Bass
Mettler