Pilot rescued by paddleboarders after crashing into Texas lake

A plane crashed into Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin, Texas, on Thursday June 16, 2022. Medics responded to the scene, where they found the plane’s sole occupant. He was hospitalized with potentially serious injuries. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

A pilot has crashed a small plane into a Texas lake and was helped to shore by paddleboarders, officials said.

The flier, a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game warden, was on a test flight on Thursday afternoon when the crash occurred, officials said.