Missing dog found after Macomb County airport plane crash; 3 people recovering
A dog that went missing after a plane crash that injured three people at the Macomb County airport Sunday afternoon has been found.
The plane's passengers included a 44-year-old Chicago man and his wife, 37. The couple’s niece, a 17-year-old girl from Georgia, and a 6-month-old golden retriever named Charlie, also were on the plane, according to a County Sheriff’s Office news release.
All three passengers were hospitalized for broken bones and burns. The couple has been released from the hospital. The niece is in stable condition, the news release said.
The dog ran away from the crash and was missing until 3:30 a.m. Monday morning when he was found by a newspaper delivery driver. The dog is currently at the Ray Township Fire Station.
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Macomb County police and fire officials were dispatched to the Ray Community Airport on Indian trail at about 2:55 p.m. Sunday.
According to the release, the pilot stated the plane lost power after take-off. The plane was about 100-feet in the air when the pilot attempted to land in an area just off the the runway.
Contact Navya Gupta at ngupta@freepress.com
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Missing dog found after Ray Township plane crash at airport
