US congressman swims to safety after his plane is forced to land on a lake

September 13, 2026 · 3:30 pm 2 sources

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• US congressman swims to safety after his plane is forced to land on a lake
  BBC News · September 13, 2026 15:30
  The small plane carrying Rep Tom Tiffany had a mechanical issue that forced the pilot to make an emergency landing on a Wisconsin lake.
• Wisconsin congressman swims to safety after plane makes emergency landing in lake
  The Guardian · September 13, 2026 16:04
  Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany and pilot swim to safety after plane made emergency landing in lake A Republican congressman said he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday. Representative Tom Tiffany says he was…