Two from missing plane found alive in ocean

HONOLULU – The Coast Guard has rescued two people from the ocean off Hawaii nearly a day after their plane disappeared from radar.

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle says a helicopter crew plucked the man and woman out of the water about six miles northeast of the Kona airport at about 11:35 a.m. Friday.

She said pilot David McMahon and passenger Sidney Uemoto were treated for minor injuries.

Molle says there’s no word yet on what happened to their twin-engine plane that went missing while flying form Kona to Maui. The pilot radioed about an air emergency Thursday afternoon. The plane was last known to be 25 miles northwest of Kona.

She says there are no words to describe the Coast Guard’s relief in finding them alive.