Dramatic video captures Florida man's rescue after plane crashes into Gulf of Mexico: 'Make it or drown'
Florida officials say no one else was on the plane
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A Florida man was rescued on Sunday after his plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office wrote in a Facebook post that 40-year-old Adam Joseph Barney was flying an Aero Commander 500 when it crashed into the Gulf. The sheriff's office was notified of the crash at 10:18 a.m.
Officials say that the plane crashed three miles off Sawyer Key, an island within the Florida Keys.
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Barney suffered no life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash, and deputies say no other passengers were on the plane.
Deputy Trevor Pike transported Barney to paramedics waiting at Cudjoe Key.
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In a video of the rescue, Barney told the deputy that he was on his way to pick up a friend when the plane crashed. The Orlando-based pilot was in the water for around an hour before help arrived, according to the deputy.
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"I just started swimming. "I saw the balloon and I knew shore was that way, so I was like, 'I'll eventually make it or drown.' One or the other," Barney told the deputy.
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The U.S. Coast Guard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission assisted in the incident, according to the sheriff's office.