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A small twin-engine Piper airplane splash landed in the Indian River near Melbourne Beach, Florida.

The pilot, a passenger, and a dog were rescued without injuries.

The FAA will investigate the cause of the incident.

Two people were rescued from the Indian River after a small twin engine Piper landed just offshore of Melbourne Beach June 4, Brevard County Fire-Rescue officials reported.

The pilot, a passenger and a dog were pulled aboard a water rescue vessel but did not need further medical attention, the agency reported. The pilot was not identified.

The incident happened about 1:50 p.m. in the 3100 block of River Villa Way. Several fire rescue units responded to the scene.

The four-seater aircraft, described as a Piper PA-23, sank beneath the river with only i

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