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Small plane makes emergency landing in Okeechobee County, sheriff's office says

A small aircraft makes an emergency landing in the northwestern section of Okeechobee County on Oct. 3, 2024.jpg
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OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, Fla. — A small plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Okeechobee County on Thursday morning, the sheriff's office said.

In a Facebook post just after 10 a.m., the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office said it "received a report of a small aircraft making an emergency landing in a remote northwestern section of Okeechobee County."

A small aircraft makes an emergency landing in the northwestern section of Okeechobee County on Oct. 3, 2024 (2).jpg
A small aircraft makes an emergency landing in the northwestern section of Okeechobee County on Oct. 3, 2024.

The sheriff's office said two people were on the plane, but were not hurt.

It's unclear why the aircraft had to make an emergency landing.

A small aircraft makes an emergency landing in the northwestern section of Okeechobee County on Oct. 3, 2024.jpg
A small aircraft makes an emergency landing in the northwestern section of Okeechobee County on Oct. 3, 2024.

The sheriff's office reiterated on Facebook that this was "not a crash."

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