Two men have been rescued after their small seaplane crashed into the Delaware River near Harrah's casino, around 11 a.m.
The plane, equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water, is flipped upside down in the water. It crashed near the Commodore Barry Bridge, on the New Jersey side of the river, in back of Harrah's Casino in Chester, Penn.
The SeaRey plane from Wilmington, Del., was practicing landing and takeoff maneuvers when it got into trouble at about 11 a.m. Saturday, said Chester Fire Department Battalion Chief Tony Capasso.
Although the mishap occurred on the New Jersey side of the river, a rescue boat from Chester, Pa. was dispatched and rescued the two men aboard.
They were taken to Crozer Chester Medical Center, where a hospital spokesman said they were still being evaluated but would probably be treated and released.
Coast Guard spokesman Jonathan Lindberg says a Coast Guard rescue boat was also dispatched to the scene.
