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Sunday Small Plane Crash At FL Church May Be Blessing For Injured Pilot

A plane crashed on a vehicle outside the Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church Sunday morning in Bartow, Polk County firefighters said. Luckily for the pilot, two registered nurses in the congregation, Priscilla Sykes and Queen Morris, rushed out to assist him.

After being tened to by the nurses, the pilot was rushed to an area hospital with serious injuries, firefighters said.

The pastor of Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church said he and his church were in the middle of worship when they heard a loud bang. A member of the congregation went outside and said a plane had crashed in the parking lot. h/t

Practitioners helped the pilot out until Polk County Fire Rescue arrived to take over emergency medical care.

No word yet on what caused the crash. The Federal Aviation Administration is taking over the investigation of the crash.

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