Pilot Survives Hours in Alligator-Infested Swamp After Florida Everglades Plane Crash, Rescued by Helicopter

Florida pilot's miraculous survival after crashing in Everglades involved a six-hour wait amid alligators, self-made tourniquet for leg wound, and chopper rescue from plane wreckage, with minor injuries only.

The unidentified pilot miraculously survived a plane crash in the alligator-infested Florida Everglades, waiting for over six hours amid the dangerous fauna for help.
Implementing quick thinking, the pilot used his own shirt to fashion an improvised tourniquet for a leg wound caused by the crash.
Despite challenges in accessing the remote swamp, rescue officials were able to successfully airlift the pilot to safety with minor injuries using a hoist operation.
The plane, a single-engine Cessna Skyhawk, belonging to a Miami-Dade flight school, crashed around an hour into its journey, and an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board is underway.
The flight school initially alerted the authorities of the incident after observing the plane was overdue, which suggests that the pilot's communication devices might have been submerged in the crash.