Woman killed, man injured in plane crash near Brighton Airport

A woman was killed and a man seriously injured when a small plane crashed into a swampy area near Brighton Airport, authorities say.

The two people were on board the plane when it crashed after 8 a.m. Saturday, said Capt. Larry Dewachter of the Brighton Area Fire Authority.

The man was airlifted by Survival Flight helicopter to University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, about 20 miles south of the crash.

Brighton Area Fire Authority Fire Chief Michael O'Brian said the two-seat aircraft crashed in a wooded area on the edge of Woodland Lake near Brighton Airport in Livingston County. He said the pilot was extricated from the plane. The victims have not been identified.

By Lauren Abdel-Razzaq
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