Lake Meridian neighbors help rescue seaplane pilot

Several of the pilot’s neighbors were part of the life saving measures that took place after the crash.

KENT, Wash. — The pilot that crashed his seaplane into Lake Meridian in Kent over the weekend is now fighting for his life. 

Several of his neighbors were part of the life saving measures that took place after the crash.

“We felt very helpless,” said Dan Young. “There was nothing we could do.”

Cellphone video of Young and his family show them rushing toward the seaplane they saw crashing into Lake Meridian the morning of Aug. 24, after a 74-year-old pilot tried landing it. 

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