Pilot Escapes Injury When Small Plane Crashes in Forest Lake

FOREST LAKE, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a pilot escaped injury when a small plane crashed into a swampy area northeast of Minneapolis-St. Paul.

The Forest Lake Police Department said officers were called after 3 p.m. Saturday to a crash in the city near Interstate 35.

Reports say the pilot was the lone occupant of the aircraft and was not hurt. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.