U.S. Rep.Tom Tiffany (R-W), who is running to become the governor of Wisconsin, had to swim to safety Saturday night after the four-seat, Bonanza airplane the 68-year-old congressman was traveling in lost power and had to ditch in a lake in the dark of night.
\n\n“While returning home from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day Dinner, the plane I was traveling in lost power as we approached the Wausau Downtown Airport,” the four-term House member said in the 10:02 p.m Saturday post on X, not two hours after the mishap.
\n\n“The pilot made an emergency water landing in Lake Wausau,” he said, his account confirmed by the local sheriff’s office.
\n\nThe closest shoreline of Lake Wausau is about two miles south of downtown, a small city of some 40,000 residents located about 90 miles west of Green Bay. The lake is fed by the Wisconsin River, which runs through the heart of the town.
\n\nThe emergency landing was made sometime before 9 p.m., a good hour after sunset, according the 8:49 emergency call received, according to the Marathon County Sheriff’’s Office.
\n\nThe plane didn’t float very long, according to the congressman.
\n\n“After landing, we called 911. As the plane began…
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